Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm 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

$568.47

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.

$1,972.18

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.

$10.32 with Aetna vs $547.83 with Cigna — 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 $10.32 ↓ -98%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10.75 ↓ -98%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $34.29 ↓ -94%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $547.83 ↓ -4%

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Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,871.80 not published
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $870.42 $9.03 – $12.90
St. Anne Hospital Burien $602.22 $6.17 – $547.83
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $599.84 $10.32 – $547.83
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $653.19 $10.32 – $547.83
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $696.90 $2.44 – $547.83
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way $618.92 $10.32 – $547.83
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $11.04 – $266.60

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