Mayo analysis gene smn1 dosage/deletion 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

$141.74

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.

$401.10

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.

$68.19 with CHPW vs $410.07 with Kaiser — 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 $68.19 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $69.56 ↓ -51%
United Medicaid|All Plans $72.28 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $72.64 ↓ -49%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $83.03 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -3%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $138.37 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $141.11 ↓ -0%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $143.85 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $143.85 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $146.59 ↑ +3%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $147.96 ↑ +4%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $157.55 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $160.44 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $192.53 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $196.54 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Navigate $196.54 ↑ +39%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Plans $205.50 ↑ +45%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $205.50 ↑ +45%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $208.58 ↑ +47%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $253.45 ↑ +79%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $260.30 ↑ +84%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $263.04 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $288.80 ↑ +104%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $300.83 ↑ +112%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $360.99 ↑ +155%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $372.76 ↑ +163%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $410.07 ↑ +189%

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Mayo analysis gene smn1 dosage/deletion at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $618.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $379.20 $123.30 – $416.21
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $812.00 $137.00 – $348.66
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $379.20 $123.30 – $411.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $379.20 $123.30 – $304.14
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $706.30 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $379.20 $137.00 – $548.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $681.80 $137.00 – $253.45

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