Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i 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

$11,073.57

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.

$35,286.00

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.

$6,725.00 with Cigna vs $141,775.96 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 $6,725.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $25,405.92 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $26,464.50 ↑ +139%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $31,641.87 ↑ +186%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $31,641.87 ↑ +186%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $31,958.29 ↑ +189%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $32,591.13 ↑ +194%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $32,591.13 ↑ +194%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $32,591.13 ↑ +194%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $33,856.80 ↑ +206%
United Medicare|All Plans $34,173.22 ↑ +209%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $34,173.22 ↑ +209%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $34,489.64 ↑ +211%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $36,388.15 ↑ +229%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $36,388.15 ↑ +229%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $60,119.55 ↑ +443%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $60,752.39 ↑ +449%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $62,650.90 ↑ +466%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $67,280.57 ↑ +508%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $71,831.50 ↑ +549%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $74,294.64 ↑ +571%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $81,729.83 ↑ +638%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $82,365.71 ↑ +644%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $97,260.51 ↑ +778%
United Commercial|Navigate $101,676.16 ↑ +818%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $107,029.05 ↑ +867%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $107,029.05 ↑ +867%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $120,509.57 ↑ +988%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $141,775.96 ↑ +1180%

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Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,558.40 $7,277.00 – $138,899.85
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $106,311.80 $5,419.00 – $88,416.74
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Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $52,162.24 $3,484.00 – $134,051.19
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $20,328.40 $32,263.59 – $121,508.01

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