Athrectomy fem/pop/unilateral 37225 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

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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.

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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.

$0.70 with Cigna vs $89,552.58 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $0.70
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $19,986.55
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $19,986.55
Optum Medicare|All Plans $20,186.42
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $20,586.15
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $20,586.15
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $20,586.15
Humana Medicare|All Plans $21,385.61
Molina Medicare|All Plans $21,585.47
United Medicare|All Plans $21,585.47
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $21,785.34
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $22,984.53
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $22,984.53
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $28,883.20
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $31,773.75
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $37,974.44
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $38,374.18
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $39,573.37
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $40,591.44
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $43,337.09
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $43,921.04
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $49,692.55
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $58,678.82
United Commercial|Navigate $64,223.63
United Commercial|Cascade Care $67,604.78
United Commercial|All Other Plans $67,604.78
Aetna Commercial|AWH $76,119.70
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $89,552.58
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
Aetna Commercial|Rental not published by hospital

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Athrectomy fem/pop/unilateral 37225 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $10,295.04 $7,277.00 – $50,464.93
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $19,775.70 $5,419.00 – $35,222.59
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $10,295.04 $7,277.00 – $50,464.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $10,295.04 $7,277.00 – $48,254.30
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $19,499.20 $15,537.80 – $78,926.74
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $21,015.40 $1,005.14 – $36,760.46
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $20,683.60 $2,985.00 – $65,649.70
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $10,513.36 $7,246.00 – $37,553.14

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