Inj scleros sol sgl vein 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

$308.43

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.

$982.80

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.

$444.69 with SoundPath vs $1,992.50 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $444.69 ↑ +44%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $444.69 ↑ +44%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $449.14 ↑ +46%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +49%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $458.03 ↑ +49%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $475.82 ↑ +54%
United Medicare|All Plans $480.27 ↑ +56%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $480.27 ↑ +56%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $484.71 ↑ +57%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $511.39 ↑ +66%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $511.39 ↑ +66%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $569.39 ↑ +85%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $678.14 ↑ +120%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $707.62 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $737.10 ↑ +139%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $844.91 ↑ +174%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $853.80 ↑ +177%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $880.49 ↑ +185%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $923.04 ↑ +199%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $985.47 ↑ +220%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,015.09 ↑ +229%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $1,116.67 ↑ +262%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,130.00 ↑ +266%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,334.34 ↑ +333%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,428.95 ↑ +363%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,504.18 ↑ +388%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,504.18 ↑ +388%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,693.62 ↑ +449%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,992.50 ↑ +546%

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Inj scleros sol sgl vein at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $854.00 $453.00 – $1,152.88
Central Medical Center Seattle $960.00 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $398.30 $63.68 – $1,185.38
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $567.60 $383.98 – $1,660.16
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $433.76 $619.17 – $1,758.28
St. Anne Hospital Burien $300.11 $422.61 – $884.52
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $298.92 $707.62 – $1,015.09
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,064.00 $392.76 – $1,951.35

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