Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$159.46

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.

$522.20

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.

$54.47 with Cigna vs $469.98 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $54.47 ↓ -66%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $66.11 ↓ -59%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $66.11 ↓ -59%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $66.77 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $68.09 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $70.74 ↓ -56%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $71.40 ↓ -55%
United Medicare|All Plans $71.40 ↓ -55%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $72.06 ↓ -55%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $76.03 ↓ -52%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $125.61 ↓ -21%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $126.93 ↓ -20%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $130.90 ↓ -18%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $146.73 ↓ -8%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $151.17 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $163.92 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $173.34 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $185.46 ↑ +16%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $224.55 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $230.06 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $266.59 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $266.59 ↑ +67%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $271.05 ↑ +70%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $313.32 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $375.99 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $469.98 ↑ +195%

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Pretreat rbc absorption reference at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $282.24 $40.63 – $72.31
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $53.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $227.04 $1.98 – $207.53
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $360.50 $2.18 – $167.30
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $227.04 $1.98 – $159.85
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $227.04 $1.98 – $157.12
Central Medical Center Seattle $448.00 $60.00 – $60.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $65.10 not published

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