Hbb gene dup/del variants 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

$185.35

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.

$643.02

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.

$202.40 with BCBS - Regence vs $890.56 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
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $202.40 ↑ +9%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $202.40 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $202.40 ↑ +9%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $204.42 ↑ +10%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $208.47 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $208.47 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $212.52 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $215.15 ↑ +16%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $216.57 ↑ +17%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $218.59 ↑ +18%
United Medicare|All Plans $218.59 ↑ +18%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $220.62 ↑ +19%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $232.76 ↑ +26%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $232.76 ↑ +26%
United Commercial|Navigate $242.88 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $242.88 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $242.88 ↑ +31%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $297.33 ↑ +60%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $303.60 ↑ +64%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $303.60 ↑ +64%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $384.56 ↑ +107%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $388.61 ↑ +110%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $400.75 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $462.98 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $482.27 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $550.71 ↑ +197%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $605.82 ↑ +227%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $756.98 ↑ +308%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $890.56 ↑ +380%

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Hbb gene dup/del variants at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $328.40 $80.58 – $366.95
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $322.80 $202.32 – $370.39
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $283.80 $202.40 – $578.72
St. Anne Hospital Burien $196.35 $202.40 – $578.72
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $195.58 $202.40 – $482.27
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $383.60 $82.42 – $396.70
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $383.60 $84.33 – $396.70
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $212.97 $202.40 – $482.27

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