Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp 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

$713.16

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.

$2,018.18

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.

$343.10 with CHPW vs $4,556.00 with Cigna — 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 $343.10 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $349.96 ↓ -51%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $363.28 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $363.28 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $363.28 ↓ -49%
United Medicaid|All Plans $363.68 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $365.50 ↓ -49%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $366.91 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $374.18 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $374.18 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $381.44 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $388.71 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $392.34 ↓ -45%
United Medicare|All Plans $392.34 ↓ -45%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $417.77 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $417.77 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $444.00 ↓ -38%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $672.06 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $690.22 ↓ -3%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $697.49 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $807.28 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $968.73 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,236.90 ↑ +73%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,416.00 ↑ +99%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,453.09 ↑ +104%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,513.64 ↑ +112%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,816.37 ↑ +155%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $2,252.67 ↑ +216%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $2,318.70 ↑ +225%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $2,550.75 ↑ +258%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $2,583.03 ↑ +262%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $3,857.43 ↑ +441%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,556.00 ↑ +539%

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Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,542.08 $1,024.21 – $3,816.64
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,042.60 $985.61 – $2,517.36
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Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,090.40 $1,007.24 – $5,987.00
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $1,968.72 $864.63 – $3,870.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,216.40 $580.23 – $3,792.20

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