Treatment radiation delivery level 2 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

$490.08

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.

$1,561.63

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.

$255.47 with Cigna vs $1,311.51 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 $255.47 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $292.71 ↓ -40%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $292.71 ↓ -40%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $295.64 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $301.49 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $301.49 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $301.49 ↓ -38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $313.20 ↓ -36%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $316.13 ↓ -35%
United Medicare|All Plans $316.13 ↓ -35%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $319.05 ↓ -35%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $336.62 ↓ -31%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $336.62 ↓ -31%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $515.00 ↑ +5%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $556.15 ↑ +13%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $562.00 ↑ +15%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $579.57 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $622.12 ↑ +27%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $664.19 ↑ +36%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $715.41 ↑ +46%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $761.60 ↑ +55%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $787.00 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $899.34 ↑ +84%
United Commercial|Navigate $940.56 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $990.08 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $990.08 ↑ +102%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,114.78 ↑ +127%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,124.38 ↑ +129%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,171.23 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,311.51 ↑ +168%

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Treatment radiation delivery level 2 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $500.64 $446.63 – $1,356.87
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $193.20 $429.80 – $1,093.84
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $500.64 $446.63 – $1,075.44
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $500.64 $447.89 – $1,110.89
Central Medical Center Seattle $960.00 $263.00 – $263.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $179.90 $429.80 – $1,128.22
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $280.28 $439.23 – $1,019.02
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $896.00 $124.14 – $1,211.41

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