Ortho hnd/fngr without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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

$91.61

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.

$317.79

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.

$158.90 with Cigna vs $1,433.23 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 $158.90 ↑ +73%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $228.81 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $238.35 ↑ +160%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $283.07 ↑ +209%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $283.07 ↑ +209%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $317.79 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $317.79 ↑ +247%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $750.70 ↑ +719%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $825.82 ↑ +801%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $955.99 ↑ +944%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,433.23 ↑ +1464%

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Ortho hnd/fngr without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $408.10 $295.66 – $325.23
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $335.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $361.92 $295.66 – $898.22
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $362.60 $295.66 – $752.45
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $361.92 $295.66 – $723.06
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $361.92 $295.66 – $656.37
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $193.20 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $242.20 $295.66 – $546.97

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