Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst complex 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

$935.00

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.

$3,243.80

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.

$797.48 with SoundPath vs $4,985.56 with First Choice — 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 $797.48 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $797.48 ↓ -15%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $805.45 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $821.40 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $821.40 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $821.40 ↓ -12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $853.30 ↓ -9%
United Medicare|All Plans $861.28 ↓ -8%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $861.28 ↓ -8%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $869.25 ↓ -7%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $917.10 ↓ -2%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $917.10 ↓ -2%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,515.21 ↑ +62%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,531.16 ↑ +64%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,579.01 ↑ +69%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,628.68 ↑ +74%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,738.85 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,765.78 ↑ +89%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $1,942.50 ↑ +108%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,993.85 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,238.23 ↑ +139%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $2,335.54 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $2,354.41 ↑ +152%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,432.85 ↑ +160%
United Commercial|Navigate $2,516.44 ↑ +169%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,648.92 ↑ +183%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,648.92 ↑ +183%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,982.58 ↑ +219%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,508.91 ↑ +275%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $4,985.56 ↑ +433%

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Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst complex at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,171.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,867.05
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,665.90 $789.10 – $2,008.27
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,775.55
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,899.84 $822.31 – $2,867.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,536.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,751.36 $820.01 – $3,568.56
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,402.80 not published

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