Contrast exam thoracic aorta at St. Elizabeth Hospital
1455 Battersby Avenue, Enumclaw, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1073674040
$3,179.88
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.
$8,998.87
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.
$204.25 with United vs $13,489.69 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.
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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| United | Commercial|Navigate | $204.25 | ↓ -94% |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $207.00 | ↓ -93% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $215.00 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $632.35 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $743.94 | ↓ -77% |
| CHPW | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,529.81 | ↓ -52% |
| Coordinated Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,560.41 | ↓ -51% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $1,619.80 | ↓ -49% |
| SoundPath | Medicare|All Plans | $1,619.80 | ↓ -49% |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $1,619.80 | ↓ -49% |
| United | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,621.60 | ↓ -49% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,629.70 | ↓ -49% |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $1,636.00 | ↓ -49% |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $1,668.40 | ↓ -48% |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $1,668.40 | ↓ -48% |
| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $1,700.79 | ↓ -47% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $1,733.19 | ↓ -45% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $1,749.39 | ↓ -45% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $1,749.39 | ↓ -45% |
| WellPoint | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,862.77 | ↓ -41% |
| Seattle Medical Group | Medicare|All Plans | $1,862.77 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $1,979.76 | ↓ -38% |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $2,996.63 | ↓ -6% |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $3,077.62 | ↓ -3% |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $3,110.01 | ↓ -2% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $5,105.59 | ↑ +61% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $6,479.19 | ↑ +104% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $6,749.16 | ↑ +112% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $7,877.70 | ↑ +148% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $8,098.99 | ↑ +155% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $8,105.48 | ↑ +155% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $8,916.65 | ↑ +180% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $9,032.98 | ↑ +184% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Plans | $13,489.69 | ↑ +324% |
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Contrast exam thoracic aorta at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $7,908.48 | $3,656.33 – $13,496.13 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $4,635.40 | $1,935.27 – $8,954.64 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $7,908.48 | $3,656.33 – $12,997.30 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $7,908.48 | $625.64 – $13,496.13 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle | $10,880.00 | $3,148.00 – $3,148.00 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $3,077.90 | $324.72 – $10,281.45 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $11,729.20 | $897.81 – $10,916.90 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett | $4,431.44 | $764.80 – $11,578.53 |