Lung Function Test (Spirometry) 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

$177.58

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.

$581.52

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.

$174.15 with Kaiser vs $714.01 with Aetna — 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $174.15 ↓ -2%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $174.15 ↓ -2%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $175.89 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $179.37 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $179.37 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $179.37 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $186.34 ↑ +5%
United Medicare|All Plans $188.08 ↑ +6%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $188.08 ↑ +6%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $189.82 ↑ +7%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $200.27 ↑ +13%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $250.06 ↑ +41%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $305.38 ↑ +72%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $330.88 ↑ +86%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $334.37 ↑ +88%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $344.82 ↑ +94%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $348.92 ↑ +96%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $386.05 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $418.65 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $418.70 ↑ +136%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $442.67 ↑ +149%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $473.64 ↑ +167%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $523.37 ↑ +195%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $606.04 ↑ +241%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $702.24 ↑ +295%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $702.24 ↑ +295%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $714.01 ↑ +302%

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Lung Function Test (Spirometry) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $49.14 $27.47 – $264.67
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $174.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $467.52 $250.04 – $759.61
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $518.00 $240.61 – $612.36
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $467.52 $250.04 – $629.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $467.52 $250.74 – $650.25
Central Medical Center Seattle $448.80 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $521.56 $250.04 – $861.92

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