Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at Swedish Issaquah

751 NE Blakely Dr, Issaquah, WA · Providence · · NPI 1851686059

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

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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.

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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.

$476.95 with Kaiser vs $2,023.04 with Unitedhealthcare — 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 Managed Care Plan $476.95
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $491.26
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Ppo $496.03
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $500.80
Humana Choice Care Medicare Managed Care Plan $505.57
Blue Shield Regence Medicare Managed Care Plan $515.10
Amerigroup Medicare Managed Care Plan $524.64
Cigna Medicare Managed Care Plan $572.34
Kaiser All Commercial Plans $715.42
Community Health Plan Cascade Care Exchange $763.12
Blue Cross Premera Heritage Signature Exchange $842.86
Blue Cross Premera Lifewise Exchange $858.51
Coordinated Care Ambetter Exchange $882.35
Blue Shield Regence All Commercial Plans $987.75
Blue Shield Uniform Medical Plan Exchange $1,015.24
Blue Cross Premera All Commercial Plans $1,018.33
Providence Health Plan Signature/Choice Network Other Commercial Plan $1,058.83
Unitedhealthcare Navigate Exchange $1,446.47
First Choice Health Administrators All Commercial Plans $1,504.73
Unitedhealthcare Aco Tiered Other Commercial Plan $1,582.71
First Choice All Commercial Plans $1,585.07
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $2,023.04

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Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $574.00 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $787.50 $457.69 – $1,164.82
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,196.60 $337.75 – $846.72
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,072.00 $457.69 – $1,208.11
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $856.80 $457.69 – $1,201.43
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $457.69 – $503.46
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $475.61 – $1,504.73
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $475.61 – $1,449.12

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