Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at St. Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Avenue South, Federal Way, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1093713091
$3,432.10
Cash price 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.
$10,936.39
Gross charge 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 $36,813.85 with BCBS - Premera — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $0.70 | ↓ -100% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $5,140.11 | ↑ +50% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $5,358.84 | ↑ +56% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $5,686.93 | ↑ +66% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,233.75 | ↑ +82% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $6,561.84 | ↑ +91% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $7,874.21 | ↑ +129% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $8,202.30 | ↑ +139% |
| Aetna | Commercial|WEA | $8,213.03 | ↑ +139% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $25,466.21 | ↑ +642% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $26,050.38 | ↑ +659% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $29,870.72 | ↑ +770% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $36,813.85 | ↑ +973% |
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Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $12,741.12 | $7,277.00 – $64,490.20 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $18,813.20 | $5,419.00 – $51,988.64 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $12,741.12 | $7,277.00 – $49,673.16 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $12,741.12 | $7,277.00 – $47,258.04 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $15,278.90 | $1,352.82 – $37,791.35 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $22,058.40 | $2,985.00 – $53,622.86 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett | $10,349.56 | $7,246.00 – $48,432.60 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia | $11,373.44 | $3,484.00 – $68,835.62 |