Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

$394.47

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.

$1,368.51

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.

$120.53 with SoundPath vs $1,026.39 with MultiPlan — 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $120.53 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $120.53 ↓ -69%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $121.74 ↓ -69%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $124.15 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $124.15 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $124.15 ↓ -69%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $128.97 ↓ -67%
United Medicare|All Plans $130.17 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $130.17 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $131.38 ↓ -67%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $138.61 ↓ -65%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $138.61 ↓ -65%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $229.01 ↓ -42%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $231.42 ↓ -41%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $238.65 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $254.51 ↓ -35%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $271.71 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $290.81 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $311.56 ↓ -21%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $319.91 ↓ -19%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $367.91 ↓ -7%
United Commercial|Navigate $380.34 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $400.37 ↑ +1%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $400.37 ↑ +1%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $450.78 ↑ +14%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $530.33 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $985.33 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,026.39 ↑ +160%

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $526.78
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $317.10 $116.50 – $403.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $409.92 $121.40 – $526.78
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $214.20 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $411.60 $116.50 – $376.53
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $453.96 $119.06 – $470.74
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $183.20 $117.59 – $475.62

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