Unlisted procedure microbiology at St. Anne Hospital
16251 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1558333682
$1,366.39
Cash price 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.
$4,474.74
Gross charge 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.
$28.52 with Cigna vs $250.92 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $28.52 | ↓ -98% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $119.89 | ↓ -91% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $167.28 | ↓ -88% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $200.74 | ↓ -85% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $250.92 | ↓ -82% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Unlisted procedure microbiology at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah | $2,853.90 | not published |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $483.70 | $49.30 – $49.30 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | $25.20 | $4.89 – $5.18 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | $1,974.92 | $50.48 – $250.92 |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor | $1,360.99 | $28.52 – $209.10 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | $1,482.03 | $28.52 – $209.10 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw | $1,581.22 | $28.52 – $250.92 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle | $688.50 | not published |