Admin ecg contrast agent at St. Anthony Hospital

11567 Canterwood Blvd, Gig Harbor, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1447406699

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$102.37

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.

$336.56

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.

$201.94 with First Choice vs $353.29 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
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $201.94 ↑ +97%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $242.33 ↑ +137%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $252.42 ↑ +147%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $353.29 ↑ +245%

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Admin ecg contrast agent at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $92.00 $314.78 – $333.30
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $148.55 $212.04 – $302.91
St. Anne Hospital Burien $102.78 $144.73 – $302.91
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $111.47 $201.94 – $252.42
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $118.93 $57.22 – $302.91
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way $105.63 $201.94 – $252.42
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood $97.02 $201.94 – $252.42
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $111.34 – $111.34

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