In-111 pentetate dtpa / 0.5 mci 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

$668.75

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.

$2,130.95

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.

$715.29 with United vs $3,567.26 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
United Commercial|All Other Plans $715.29 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $715.29 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $715.29 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $715.29 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|Navigate $715.29 ↑ +7%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $796.15 ↑ +19%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $796.15 ↑ +19%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $804.11 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $820.03 ↑ +23%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $820.03 ↑ +23%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $820.03 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $851.88 ↑ +27%
United Medicare|All Plans $859.84 ↑ +29%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $859.84 ↑ +29%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $867.80 ↑ +30%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $915.57 ↑ +37%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $915.57 ↑ +37%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,512.68 ↑ +126%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,528.61 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,534.29 ↑ +129%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,576.38 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,598.22 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $3,032.17 ↑ +353%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,567.26 ↑ +433%

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In-111 pentetate dtpa / 0.5 mci at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $5,235.13 $745.62 – $1,379.40
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $5,235.13 $745.62 – $1,379.40
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $3,888.96 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,855.20 $745.62 – $1,609.40
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $3,723.46 $745.32 – $1,323.29
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $940.50 $1,342.50 – $1,917.86
St. Anne Hospital Burien $650.70 $916.31 – $1,917.86
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $648.13 $1,534.29 – $1,598.22

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