Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at St. Elizabeth Hospital

1455 Battersby Avenue, Enumclaw, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1073674040

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,921.81

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$5,438.59

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.

$924.57 with CHPW vs $16,415.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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
CHPW Medicaid|All Plans $924.57 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $943.06 ↓ -51%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $978.95 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $978.95 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $978.95 ↓ -49%
United Medicaid|All Plans $980.04 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $984.93 ↓ -49%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $988.74 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $1,008.32 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $1,008.32 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $1,027.90 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,047.48 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $1,057.27 ↓ -45%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,057.27 ↓ -45%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $1,125.79 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $1,125.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,196.49 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,711.90 ↓ -11%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,802.00 ↓ -6%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,811.06 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,860.00 ↓ -3%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,879.58 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,960.00 ↑ +2%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,175.44 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,610.53 ↑ +36%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $3,915.79 ↑ +104%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,006.93 ↑ +108%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $4,078.95 ↑ +112%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $4,080.13 ↑ +112%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $4,488.45 ↑ +134%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $4,594.55 ↑ +139%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,894.74 ↑ +155%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $6,861.40 ↑ +257%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $16,415.00 ↑ +754%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,561.44 $1,912.53 – $6,684.56
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,320.80 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,561.44 $1,912.53 – $6,437.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,561.44 $1,917.90 – $6,684.56
Central Medical Center Seattle $3,760.00 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $3,418.10 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,522.80 $1,436.62 – $3,404.83
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $6,020.00 $375.36 – $5,092.35

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