Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath 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

$290.57

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.

$951.55

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.

$409.17 with Kaiser vs $2,821.41 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 Commercial|PPO $409.17 ↑ +41%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $543.40 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $570.93 ↑ +96%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $656.57 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $685.12 ↑ +136%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $688.15 ↑ +137%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $688.15 ↑ +137%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $695.03 ↑ +139%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +144%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +144%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +144%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $736.32 ↑ +153%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $743.20 ↑ +156%
United Medicare|All Plans $743.20 ↑ +156%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $750.08 ↑ +158%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $791.37 ↑ +172%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $856.40 ↑ +195%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,307.48 ↑ +350%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,321.25 ↑ +355%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,362.54 ↑ +369%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,552.58 ↑ +434%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,683.68 ↑ +479%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,780.27 ↑ +513%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,904.86 ↑ +556%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,394.76 ↑ +724%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,775.04 ↑ +855%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,775.04 ↑ +855%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,821.41 ↑ +871%

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Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $865.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,403.36 $726.41 – $2,963.40
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,656.90 $699.03 – $1,954.58
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,403.36 $726.41 – $2,868.82
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,403.36 $728.45 – $2,963.40
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,440.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,873.56 $726.41 – $3,688.48
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,012.20 not published

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