In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe 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

$165.17

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.

$543.05

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.

$194.23 with SoundPath vs $854.61 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $194.23 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $194.23 ↑ +18%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $196.17 ↑ +19%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $199.51 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +21%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $200.06 ↑ +21%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $201.48 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $207.83 ↑ +26%
United Medicare|All Plans $209.77 ↑ +27%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $209.77 ↑ +27%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $211.71 ↑ +28%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $223.36 ↑ +35%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $223.36 ↑ +35%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $336.26 ↑ +104%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $350.27 ↑ +112%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $369.04 ↑ +123%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $372.92 ↑ +126%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $384.58 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $395.39 ↑ +139%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $427.86 ↑ +159%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $436.34 ↑ +164%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $470.68 ↑ +185%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $502.69 ↑ +204%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $571.57 ↑ +246%
United Commercial|Navigate $612.90 ↑ +271%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $645.17 ↑ +291%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $645.17 ↑ +291%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $726.42 ↑ +340%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $854.61 ↑ +417%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $308.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $228.00 $197.29 – $674.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $298.20 $189.85 – $516.60
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $228.00 $197.29 – $652.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $228.00 $197.84 – $674.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $716.80 $662.00 – $662.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $282.88 $197.29 – $894.01
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $205.10 not published

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