Perc rf ablate renal tumor 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

$2,327.10

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.

$8,073.44

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.

$4,556.00 with Cigna vs $29,096.76 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 $4,556.00 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $5,812.88 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,055.08 ↑ +160%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $6,612.90 ↑ +184%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,612.90 ↑ +184%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $6,679.03 ↑ +187%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +193%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +193%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +193%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,075.80 ↑ +204%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,141.93 ↑ +207%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,141.93 ↑ +207%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $7,208.06 ↑ +210%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $7,604.83 ↑ +227%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $7,604.84 ↑ +227%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $12,564.51 ↑ +440%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $12,696.77 ↑ +446%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $13,093.54 ↑ +463%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $13,356.73 ↑ +474%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $14,181.74 ↑ +509%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $14,260.20 ↑ +513%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $15,601.01 ↑ +570%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $16,351.48 ↑ +603%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $19,308.43 ↑ +730%
United Commercial|Navigate $20,867.06 ↑ +797%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $21,965.64 ↑ +844%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $21,965.64 ↑ +844%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $22,206.75 ↑ +854%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $24,732.25 ↑ +963%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $29,096.76 ↑ +1150%

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Perc rf ablate renal tumor at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $15,561.12 $7,000.66 – $23,540.17
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $11,116.70 $6,022.00 – $17,145.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $15,561.12 $7,000.66 – $22,670.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $15,561.12 $7,020.30 – $23,540.17
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $12,166.70 $5,112.76 – $12,463.08
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $11,165.70 $570.84 – $17,933.06
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $15,636.60 $3,313.00 – $17,684.10
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $12,544.48 $5,987.00 – $18,319.76

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