Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$2,228.86

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.

$7,732.62

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.

$5,567.49 with Aetna vs $26,958.98 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
Aetna Commercial|Rental $5,567.49 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,799.47 ↑ +160%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $6,127.04 ↑ +175%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,127.04 ↑ +175%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $6,188.31 ↑ +178%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,310.85 ↑ +183%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $6,310.85 ↑ +183%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $6,310.85 ↑ +183%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,555.93 ↑ +194%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,617.20 ↑ +197%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $6,617.20 ↑ +197%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $6,678.47 ↑ +200%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $7,046.10 ↑ +216%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $7,046.10 ↑ +216%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $8,735.43 ↑ +292%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $10,808.75 ↑ +385%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $11,641.38 ↑ +422%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $11,763.92 ↑ +428%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $12,131.54 ↑ +444%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $12,720.99 ↑ +471%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $13,581.45 ↑ +509%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $13,984.77 ↑ +527%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $15,384.33 ↑ +590%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $15,573.20 ↑ +599%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $18,389.42 ↑ +725%
United Commercial|Navigate $19,333.92 ↑ +767%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $20,351.78 ↑ +813%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $20,351.78 ↑ +813%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $22,915.13 ↑ +928%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $26,958.98 ↑ +1110%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,928.00 $788.93 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13,007.04 $281.14 – $22,383.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $18,640.00 $5,406.00 – $5,406.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,597.40 $419.32 – $11,471.40
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,616.10 $207.68 – $17,051.86
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $19,433.40 $366.00 – $18,821.15

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