Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion 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

$330.33

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.

$1,081.77

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.

$444.69 with Kaiser vs $1,823.23 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 $444.69 ↑ +35%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $444.69 ↑ +35%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $449.14 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +39%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +39%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +39%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $465.17 ↑ +41%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $475.82 ↑ +44%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $480.27 ↑ +45%
United Medicare|All Plans $480.27 ↑ +45%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $484.71 ↑ +47%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $511.39 ↑ +55%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $649.07 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $778.88 ↑ +136%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $844.91 ↑ +156%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $853.80 ↑ +158%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $880.49 ↑ +167%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $973.60 ↑ +195%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $985.47 ↑ +198%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,068.69 ↑ +224%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,130.00 ↑ +242%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,209.08 ↑ +266%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,547.52 ↑ +368%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,793.27 ↑ +443%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,793.27 ↑ +443%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,823.23 ↑ +452%

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Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $557.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $617.76 $470.74 – $1,430.11
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $609.00 $453.00 – $1,152.88
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $617.76 $470.74 – $1,101.53
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $617.76 $472.06 – $1,047.98
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $605.28 $470.74 – $1,022.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $296.80 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $457.80 $353.33 – $838.05

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