Explore/repair chest 32110 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

$1,376.63

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.

$4,386.63

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 $13,835.87 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 ↓ -100%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,842.39 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $2,061.72 ↑ +50%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,149.45 ↑ +56%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $2,281.05 ↑ +66%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,500.38 ↑ +82%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $2,631.98 ↑ +91%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $2,631.98 ↑ +91%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $2,631.98 ↑ +91%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $2,631.98 ↑ +91%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $3,158.38 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,289.98 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $13,835.87 ↑ +905%

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Explore/repair chest 32110 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $3,824.80 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,020.80 $5,419.00 – $33,603.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $4,598.30 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $6,460.30 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,860.40 $2,489.34 – $7,909.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,720.50 $2,985.00 – $11,241.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $1,936.04 $2,017.85 – $3,947.97
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,339.49 $1,886.26 – $3,947.97

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