Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at St. Anne Hospital

16251 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1558333682

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,598.20

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,233.89

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$449.55 with SoundPath vs $4,710.51 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $449.55 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $449.55 ↓ -72%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $454.05 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $463.04 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $463.04 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $463.04 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $481.02 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $485.51 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $485.51 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $490.01 ↓ -69%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $516.98 ↓ -68%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $854.14 ↓ -47%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $863.14 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $890.11 ↓ -44%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $942.03 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,021.57 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,080.18 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,155.77 ↓ -28%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,524.22 ↓ -5%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,564.43 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,812.84 ↑ +13%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,812.84 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,843.15 ↑ +15%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $2,250.58 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,302.92 ↑ +44%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $3,140.34 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $3,768.41 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,710.51 ↑ +195%

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Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $574.00 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $787.50 $457.69 – $1,164.82
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,196.60 $337.75 – $846.72
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,072.00 $457.69 – $1,208.11
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $856.80 $457.69 – $1,201.43
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,309.97 $1,626.64 – $4,710.51
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,591.89 $939.09 – $3,925.42
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,733.46 $939.09 – $3,925.42

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