Thaw preserved stem cells 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

$487.02

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.

$1,594.92

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.

$381.65 with Kaiser vs $4,556.00 with Cigna — 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 $381.65 ↓ -22%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $486.60 ↓ -0%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $486.60 ↓ -0%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $491.47 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $501.20 ↑ +3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $501.20 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $501.20 ↑ +3%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $520.66 ↑ +7%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $525.53 ↑ +8%
United Medicare|All Plans $525.53 ↑ +8%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $530.39 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $532.53 ↑ +9%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $559.59 ↑ +15%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $639.04 ↑ +31%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $798.80 ↑ +64%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $924.54 ↑ +90%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $934.27 ↑ +92%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $963.47 ↑ +98%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,072.86 ↑ +120%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,163.47 ↑ +139%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,230.20 ↑ +153%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,316.31 ↑ +170%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,319.29 ↑ +171%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,693.37 ↑ +248%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,962.25 ↑ +303%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,962.25 ↑ +303%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,995.06 ↑ +310%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,556.00 ↑ +835%

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Thaw preserved stem cells at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $969.60 $510.88 – $1,823.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,004.50 $491.62 – $1,396.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $969.60 $510.88 – $1,765.58
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $969.60 $512.31 – $1,823.79
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $703.92 $559.16 – $1,921.73
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $485.10 $639.04 – $1,242.53
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $938.00 $502.06 – $2,117.74
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $938.00 $504.58 – $2,117.74

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