Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$6,738.35

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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.

$21,471.80

Gross charge

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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 $26,958.98 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

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 $0.70 ↓ -100%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,016.76 ↓ -11%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $6,016.76 ↓ -11%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $6,076.93 ↓ -10%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,197.26 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $6,197.26 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $6,197.26 ↓ -8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,437.93 ↓ -4%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $6,498.10 ↓ -4%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,498.10 ↓ -4%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $6,558.27 ↓ -3%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $6,919.27 ↑ +3%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $6,919.27 ↑ +3%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $11,431.84 ↑ +70%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $11,552.18 ↑ +71%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $11,913.18 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $12,720.99 ↑ +89%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $13,581.45 ↑ +102%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $13,984.77 ↑ +108%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $15,384.33 ↑ +128%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $15,459.70 ↑ +129%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $15,573.20 ↑ +131%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16,103.85 ↑ +139%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $16,796.78 ↑ +149%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $18,389.42 ↑ +173%
United Commercial|Navigate $19,333.92 ↑ +187%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $20,351.78 ↑ +202%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $20,351.78 ↑ +202%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $22,915.13 ↑ +240%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $26,958.98 ↑ +300%

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Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $7,665.60 $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $9,657.90 $5,419.00 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $7,665.60 $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $7,665.60 $6,461.70 – $22,383.45
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,338.40 $4,869.41 – $11,471.40
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,889.70 $368.90 – $17,051.86
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $5,380.90 $2,985.00 – $16,276.98
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $8,512.40 $6,336.85 – $17,419.56

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