Lymphocyte transformation mitogen 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

$130.04

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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$414.37

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.

$49.03 with Kaiser vs $363.33 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $49.03 ↓ -62%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $49.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $49.03 ↓ -62%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $49.52 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $50.50 ↓ -61%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $50.50 ↓ -61%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $51.48 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $52.12 ↓ -60%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $52.46 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $52.95 ↓ -59%
United Medicare|All Plans $52.95 ↓ -59%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $53.44 ↓ -59%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $56.38 ↓ -57%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $56.38 ↓ -57%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $58.84 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $58.84 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|Navigate $58.84 ↓ -55%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $73.55 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $73.55 ↓ -43%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $88.91 ↓ -32%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $93.16 ↓ -28%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $94.14 ↓ -28%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $97.08 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $183.37 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.73 ↑ +66%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $297.90 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $298.35 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $310.78 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $363.33 ↑ +179%

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Lymphocyte transformation mitogen at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $170.80 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $438.90 $49.03 – $176.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $220.80 $37.00 – $37.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $248.50 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $135.80 $49.03 – $90.71
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $257.60 $49.03 – $209.25
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $30.40 $20.55 – $88.89
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $182.89 $49.03 – $372.94

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