Measurement post void urine by ultrasound 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

$152.97

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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.

$500.93

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.

$66.11 with SoundPath vs $450.84 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 $66.11 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $66.11 ↓ -57%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $66.77 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -55%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $70.74 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $71.40 ↓ -53%
United Medicare|All Plans $71.40 ↓ -53%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $72.06 ↓ -53%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $76.03 ↓ -50%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $125.61 ↓ -18%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $126.93 ↓ -17%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $130.90 ↓ -14%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $151.17 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $163.92 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $173.34 ↑ +13%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $185.46 ↑ +21%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $215.40 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $230.06 ↑ +50%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $266.59 ↑ +74%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $266.59 ↑ +74%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $269.28 ↑ +76%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $271.05 ↑ +77%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $300.56 ↑ +96%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $345.65 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $360.67 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $450.84 ↑ +195%

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Measurement post void urine by ultrasound at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $84.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $342.24 $68.31 – $258.55
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $198.80 $65.74 – $198.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $342.24 $68.31 – $250.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $342.24 $68.50 – $258.55
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $171.60 $68.31 – $342.71
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $105.70 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $202.30 $54.20 – $121.61

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