Immobilizer shldr dlx str 24-36in med 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

$109.27

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.

$379.06

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.

$27.54 with Cigna vs $622.87 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $27.54 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $39.66 ↓ -64%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $41.31 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $55.08 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $55.08 ↓ -50%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $59.73 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $59.73 ↓ -45%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $203.44 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $223.80 ↑ +105%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $415.45 ↑ +280%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $622.87 ↑ +470%

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Immobilizer shldr dlx str 24-36in med at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $255.76 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $170.40 $63.18 – $198.99
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $369.60 $63.18 – $198.99
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $170.40 $63.18 – $314.19
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $170.40 $63.18 – $198.99
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $391.56 $63.18 – $242.97
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $255.76 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $105.23 $63.18 – $418.92

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