Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 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

$268.64

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$931.99

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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.

$220.05 with SoundPath vs $968.22 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $220.05 ↓ -18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $220.05 ↓ -18%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $222.25 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $226.65 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $226.65 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $226.65 ↓ -16%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $235.45 ↓ -12%
United Medicare|All Plans $237.65 ↓ -12%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $237.65 ↓ -12%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $239.85 ↓ -11%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $253.06 ↓ -6%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $253.06 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $418.10 ↑ +56%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $422.50 ↑ +57%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $435.70 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $458.53 ↑ +71%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $486.36 ↑ +81%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $489.55 ↑ +82%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $512.10 ↑ +91%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $534.36 ↑ +99%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $535.03 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $556.62 ↑ +107%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $561.34 ↑ +109%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $662.84 ↑ +147%
United Commercial|Navigate $694.35 ↑ +158%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $708.07 ↑ +164%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $730.91 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $730.91 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $822.99 ↑ +206%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $968.22 ↑ +260%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $220.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $735.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $291.20 $222.43 – $566.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $712.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $426.72 $231.79 – $735.79
Central Medical Center Seattle $490.40 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $601.64 $231.14 – $915.82
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $243.60 not published

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