Ftl cgen abnor two proteins 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

$55.67

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.

$177.37

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.

$54.30 with Kaiser vs $238.92 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 $54.30 ↓ -2%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $54.30 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $54.30 ↓ -2%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $54.84 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $55.93 ↑ +0%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $55.93 ↑ +0%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $57.02 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $57.72 ↑ +4%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $58.10 ↑ +4%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $58.64 ↑ +5%
United Medicare|All Plans $58.64 ↑ +5%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $59.19 ↑ +6%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $62.44 ↑ +12%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $62.45 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $65.16 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $65.16 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|Navigate $65.16 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $79.78 ↑ +43%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $81.45 ↑ +46%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $81.45 ↑ +46%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $103.17 ↑ +85%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $104.26 ↑ +87%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $107.51 ↑ +93%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $127.71 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $133.03 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $203.08 ↑ +265%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $238.92 ↑ +329%

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Ftl cgen abnor two proteins at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $168.80 $34.00 – $34.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $33.60 $54.30 – $98.45
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $78.29 $54.30 – $159.64
St. Anne Hospital Burien $54.17 $54.30 – $159.64
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $53.95 $54.30 – $133.03
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $68.40 $53.21 – $106.43
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $68.40 $53.21 – $106.43
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $58.75 $54.30 – $133.03

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