Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at St. Clare Hospital

11315 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1689672693

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

$4,159.82

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.

$14,431.73

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.

$0.70 with Cigna vs $64,168.59 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 $0.70 ↓ -100%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $10,390.85 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,823.80 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,583.77 ↑ +251%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $14,583.77 ↑ +251%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $14,729.61 ↑ +254%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $15,021.28 ↑ +261%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $15,021.28 ↑ +261%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $15,021.28 ↑ +261%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $15,604.63 ↑ +275%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $15,750.47 ↑ +279%
United Medicare|All Plans $15,750.47 ↑ +279%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $15,896.31 ↑ +282%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $16,771.34 ↑ +303%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $16,771.34 ↑ +303%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $17,997.75 ↑ +333%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $18,030.86 ↑ +333%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $19,798.91 ↑ +376%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $27,709.16 ↑ +566%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $28,000.84 ↑ +573%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $28,875.86 ↑ +594%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $30,466.28 ↑ +632%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $32,527.04 ↑ +682%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $37,297.19 ↑ +797%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $44,041.93 ↑ +959%
United Commercial|Navigate $46,019.20 ↑ +1006%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $48,441.95 ↑ +1065%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $48,441.95 ↑ +1065%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $54,543.30 ↑ +1211%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $64,168.59 ↑ +1443%

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Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $19,362.72 $7,277.00 – $61,683.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $10,950.10 $5,419.00 – $49,726.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $19,362.72 $7,277.00 – $47,511.31
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $19,362.72 $7,277.00 – $45,201.30
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $3,678.50 $612.15 – $36,146.62
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $11,193.70 $2,985.00 – $51,289.12
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $7,297.68 $1,985.00 – $46,324.74
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $17,142.84 $2,769.52 – $65,839.80

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