Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain 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

$101.78

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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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$334.61

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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.

$85.13 with Cigna vs $970.13 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $85.13 ↓ -16%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $127.37 ↑ +25%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $194.23 ↑ +91%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $194.23 ↑ +91%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $196.17 ↑ +93%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +97%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +97%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +97%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $207.83 ↑ +104%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $209.77 ↑ +106%
United Medicare|All Plans $209.77 ↑ +106%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $211.71 ↑ +108%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $223.36 ↑ +119%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $223.36 ↑ +119%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $240.92 ↑ +137%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $250.96 ↑ +147%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $369.04 ↑ +263%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $372.92 ↑ +266%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $384.58 ↑ +278%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $395.39 ↑ +288%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $436.34 ↑ +329%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $502.69 ↑ +394%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $571.57 ↑ +462%
United Commercial|Navigate $612.90 ↑ +502%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $645.17 ↑ +534%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $645.17 ↑ +534%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $726.42 ↑ +614%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $854.61 ↑ +740%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $881.87 ↑ +766%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $970.13 ↑ +853%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $75.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $135.36 $197.29 – $1,332.03
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $306.60 $189.85 – $1,020.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $135.36 $197.29 – $1,289.52
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $135.36 $197.84 – $1,332.03
Central Medical Center Seattle $607.20 $547.00 – $547.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $107.10 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $135.36 $194.02 – $1,275.35

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