Enzyme histochemistry 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

$419.57

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.

$1,187.35

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.

$90.97 with Cigna vs $3,639.11 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $90.97 ↓ -78%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $100.77 ↓ -76%
CHPW Medicaid|All Plans $201.85 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $205.89 ↓ -51%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $213.73 ↓ -49%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $213.73 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $213.73 ↓ -49%
United Medicaid|All Plans $213.97 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $215.03 ↓ -49%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $215.87 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $220.14 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $220.14 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $224.41 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $228.69 ↓ -45%
United Medicare|All Plans $230.83 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $230.83 ↓ -45%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $245.79 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $245.79 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $261.22 ↓ -38%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $395.39 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $406.08 ↓ -3%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $410.35 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $474.94 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $569.93 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Navigate $581.81 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $581.81 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $617.43 ↑ +47%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $854.90 ↑ +104%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,068.62 ↑ +155%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $2,112.81 ↑ +404%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $2,125.16 ↑ +407%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $2,324.25 ↑ +454%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $2,436.81 ↑ +481%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $3,639.11 ↑ +767%

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Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $150.24 $211.98 – $2,952.54
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,276.80 $233.18 – $2,284.91
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $150.24 $211.98 – $2,858.31
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Central Medical Center Seattle $1,939.20 $2,020.00 – $2,020.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $102.90 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $150.24 $206.72 – $2,826.90
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $580.30 $233.18 – $2,356.74

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