Bronchoscopy treat blockage 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

$2,098.79

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.

$5,939.43

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.

$1,009.71 with CHPW vs $15,848.43 with BCBS - Premera — 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
CHPW Medicaid|All Plans $1,009.71 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,029.90 ↓ -51%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $1,069.10 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,069.10 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,069.10 ↓ -49%
United Medicaid|All Plans $1,070.29 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,075.64 ↓ -49%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $1,079.79 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $1,101.18 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $1,101.18 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $1,122.56 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,143.94 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $1,154.63 ↓ -45%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,154.63 ↓ -45%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $1,229.47 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $1,229.47 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,306.68 ↓ -38%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,977.84 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $2,031.29 ↓ -3%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $2,052.67 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,375.78 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,850.93 ↑ +36%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $4,276.39 ↑ +104%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $4,454.58 ↑ +112%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,345.49 ↑ +155%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $5,920.00 ↑ +182%
United Commercial|Navigate $8,801.75 ↑ +319%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $9,070.53 ↑ +332%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $9,255.16 ↑ +341%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,265.00 ↑ +341%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $9,978.28 ↑ +375%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $10,078.00 ↑ +380%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $10,612.45 ↑ +406%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $15,848.43 ↑ +655%

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Bronchoscopy treat blockage at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,342.00 $2,310.79 – $14,834.74
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,621.36 $3,741.85 – $15,711.49
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,813.64 $2,553.96 – $5,345.49
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,806.47 $4,276.39 – $9,070.53
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $2,839.60 $2,363.62 – $17,896.91
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $2,839.60 $2,418.27 – $17,896.91
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,967.13 $4,276.39 – $9,070.53
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $4,927.11 $7.43 – $1,246.36

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