X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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

$346.65

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.

$1,135.21

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.

$475.81 with Cigna vs $2,502.15 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $475.81 ↑ +37%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $488.15 ↑ +41%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $610.28 ↑ +76%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $610.28 ↑ +76%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $616.38 ↑ +78%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $628.59 ↑ +81%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $628.59 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $628.59 ↑ +81%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $653.00 ↑ +88%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $659.10 ↑ +90%
United Medicare|All Plans $659.10 ↑ +90%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $665.21 ↑ +92%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $681.13 ↑ +96%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $701.82 ↑ +102%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $817.36 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,021.69 ↑ +195%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,159.53 ↑ +234%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,171.74 ↑ +238%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,208.35 ↑ +249%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,363.43 ↑ +293%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,394.88 ↑ +302%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,478.56 ↑ +327%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,563.38 ↑ +351%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,672.79 ↑ +383%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,123.77 ↑ +513%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,461.01 ↑ +610%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,461.01 ↑ +610%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,502.15 ↑ +622%

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X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,591.20 $632.74 – $2,263.43
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,472.80 $380.80 – $1,733.69
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,591.20 $632.74 – $2,191.19
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,591.20 $146.82 – $2,263.43
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,920.00 $549.00 – $549.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $438.20 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $858.90 $202.40 – $1,126.45
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $601.30 $103.84 – $1,882.98

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