Guided cath fluid drainage 10030 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

$458.65

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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.

$1,297.94

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.

$220.65 with CHPW vs $2,977.58 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 $220.65 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $225.07 ↓ -51%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $233.63 ↓ -49%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $233.63 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $233.63 ↓ -49%
United Medicaid|All Plans $233.89 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $235.06 ↓ -49%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $235.97 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $240.64 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $240.64 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $245.32 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $249.99 ↓ -45%
United Medicare|All Plans $252.32 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $252.32 ↓ -45%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $268.68 ↓ -41%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $268.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $285.55 ↓ -38%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $432.22 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $443.90 ↓ -3%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $448.57 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $519.18 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $623.02 ↑ +36%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $895.58 ↑ +95%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $934.52 ↑ +104%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $973.46 ↑ +112%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,168.15 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,236.90 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +184%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,416.00 ↑ +209%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,738.85 ↑ +279%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,765.78 ↑ +285%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $1,942.50 ↑ +324%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,993.85 ↑ +335%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $2,977.58 ↑ +549%

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Guided cath fluid drainage 10030 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $970.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,867.05
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $434.00 $789.10 – $2,008.27
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,775.55
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,899.84 $822.31 – $2,867.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,680.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,646.84 $820.01 – $3,568.56
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,135.40 not published

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