Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide at St. Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Avenue South, Federal Way, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1093713091
$1,989.50
Cash price 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.
$6,339.55
Gross charge 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.
$2,173.51 with Kaiser vs $16,415.00 with Cigna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $2,173.51 | ↑ +9% |
| SoundPath | Medicare|All Plans | $2,173.51 | ↑ +9% |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $2,195.25 | ↑ +10% |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $2,238.72 | ↑ +13% |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $2,238.72 | ↑ +13% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $2,238.72 | ↑ +13% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $2,325.66 | ↑ +17% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $2,347.39 | ↑ +18% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $2,347.39 | ↑ +18% |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $2,369.13 | ↑ +19% |
| Seattle Medical Group | Medicare|All Plans | $2,499.54 | ↑ +26% |
| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $2,499.54 | ↑ +26% |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $4,129.67 | ↑ +108% |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $4,173.14 | ↑ +110% |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $4,303.55 | ↑ +116% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $4,469.49 | ↑ +125% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $4,564.48 | ↑ +129% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $4,754.67 | ↑ +139% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $4,771.82 | ↑ +140% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $4,890.87 | ↑ +146% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $5,380.34 | ↑ +170% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $5,471.61 | ↑ +175% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,461.07 | ↑ +225% |
| United | Commercial|Navigate | $6,984.25 | ↑ +251% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,351.95 | ↑ +270% |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $7,351.95 | ↑ +270% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $8,277.93 | ↑ +316% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $9,738.74 | ↑ +390% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $13,690.39 | ↑ +588% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $16,415.00 | ↑ +725% |
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Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $14,675.52 | $2,261.24 – $8,373.23 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $8,801.80 | $2,176.01 – $5,537.94 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $14,675.52 | $2,261.24 – $8,063.75 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $14,675.52 | $2,267.58 – $8,373.23 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett | $10,346.96 | $2,223.77 – $24,031.00 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | $5,932.80 | $2,196.46 – $7,998.96 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | $2,797.95 | $3,993.92 – $8,471.71 |
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien | $1,935.82 | $2,726.01 – $5,705.60 |