Change g-tube to g-j perc 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

$1,145.52

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.

$3,650.19

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.

$2,111.43 with Kaiser vs $9,460.53 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,111.43 ↑ +84%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $2,111.43 ↑ +84%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $2,132.54 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $2,174.77 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $2,174.77 ↑ +90%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,174.77 ↑ +90%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,259.23 ↑ +97%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,280.34 ↑ +99%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,280.34 ↑ +99%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $2,301.46 ↑ +101%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $2,428.14 ↑ +112%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $2,428.14 ↑ +112%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $2,628.14 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,737.65 ↑ +139%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $4,011.72 ↑ +250%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $4,053.95 ↑ +254%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $4,180.63 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $4,404.78 ↑ +285%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,556.00 ↑ +298%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,702.71 ↑ +311%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $4,738.69 ↑ +314%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $4,807.56 ↑ +320%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $5,212.93 ↑ +355%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $5,392.38 ↑ +371%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $6,367.53 ↑ +456%
United Commercial|Navigate $6,784.74 ↑ +492%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $7,141.93 ↑ +523%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,141.93 ↑ +523%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $8,041.45 ↑ +602%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $9,460.53 ↑ +726%

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Change g-tube to g-j perc at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,914.72 $2,222.08 – $7,584.54
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,096.80 $2,138.32 – $5,442.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,914.72 $2,222.08 – $7,304.21
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,914.72 $2,228.31 – $7,584.54
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,356.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,826.60 $1,686.08 – $3,955.90
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,802.80 $282.36 – $5,777.95
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $5,476.80 $2,138.32 – $5,613.10

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