Brace ank air stirrup univ 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

$28.57

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.

$99.10

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.

$29.92 with Cigna vs $548.41 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 $29.92 ↑ +5%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $43.09 ↑ +51%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $44.88 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $59.84 ↑ +109%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $59.84 ↑ +109%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $108.29 ↑ +279%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $108.29 ↑ +279%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $287.19 ↑ +905%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $315.93 ↑ +1006%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $365.81 ↑ +1180%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $548.41 ↑ +1820%

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Brace ank air stirrup univ at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $178.09 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $171.11 $113.11 – $343.63
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $189.24 $113.11 – $287.86
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $171.11 $113.11 – $276.63
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $171.11 $113.11 – $251.10
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $111.40 $113.11 – $213.93
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $178.09 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $171.11 $113.11 – $368.84

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