Coombs indirect titer reference 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

$104.56

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.

$333.15

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.

$9.38 with Cigna vs $854.61 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 $9.38 ↓ -91%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $26.65 ↓ -75%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $190.73 ↑ +82%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $190.73 ↑ +82%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $192.64 ↑ +84%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $196.45 ↑ +88%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $196.45 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $196.45 ↑ +88%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $204.08 ↑ +95%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $205.99 ↑ +97%
United Medicare|All Plans $205.99 ↑ +97%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $207.90 ↑ +99%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $219.34 ↑ +110%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $219.34 ↑ +110%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $220.07 ↑ +110%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $229.23 ↑ +119%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $362.39 ↑ +247%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $366.20 ↑ +250%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $377.65 ↑ +261%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $395.39 ↑ +278%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $422.13 ↑ +304%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $427.86 ↑ +309%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $470.68 ↑ +350%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $484.04 ↑ +363%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $571.57 ↑ +447%
United Commercial|Navigate $612.90 ↑ +486%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $645.17 ↑ +517%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $645.17 ↑ +517%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $726.42 ↑ +595%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $854.61 ↑ +717%

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Coombs indirect titer reference at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $189.63 $22.86 – $208.84
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $100.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $59.04 $10.11 – $674.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $242.20 $11.12 – $516.60
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $59.04 $10.11 – $652.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $59.04 $10.11 – $674.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $408.00 $172.00 – $172.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $66.50 not published

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