Anl sp inf pmp w/mdreprg&fil at St. Francis Hospital

34515 Ninth Avenue South, Federal Way, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1093713091

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$331.81

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.

$1,057.31

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.

$333.81 with SoundPath vs $1,495.69 with Aetna — 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $333.81 ↑ +1%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $333.81 ↑ +1%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $337.15 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $343.82 ↑ +4%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $343.82 ↑ +4%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $343.82 ↑ +4%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $357.18 ↑ +8%
United Medicare|All Plans $360.51 ↑ +9%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $360.51 ↑ +9%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $363.85 ↑ +10%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $383.88 ↑ +16%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $383.88 ↑ +16%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $634.24 ↑ +91%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $640.92 ↑ +93%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $660.94 ↑ +99%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $691.42 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $729.55 ↑ +120%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $738.20 ↑ +122%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $752.74 ↑ +127%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $761.27 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $792.99 ↑ +139%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $828.07 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $846.46 ↑ +155%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $866.98 ↑ +161%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $999.51 ↑ +201%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,072.66 ↑ +223%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,129.13 ↑ +240%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,129.13 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,271.34 ↑ +283%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,495.69 ↑ +351%

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Anl sp inf pmp w/mdreprg&fil at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $904.80 $355.66 – $1,273.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $904.80 $355.66 – $1,232.64
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $904.80 $356.66 – $1,273.28
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $466.65 $666.11 – $1,303.85
St. Anne Hospital Burien $322.86 $454.65 – $951.58
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $321.58 $752.74 – $866.98
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $696.40 $101.68 – $1,474.34
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $696.40 $104.03 – $1,474.34

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