Perq plmt bile duct stent 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

$2,749.49

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.

$9,538.83

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.

$6,612.90 with Kaiser 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,612.90 ↑ +141%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $6,612.90 ↑ +141%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $6,679.03 ↑ +143%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +148%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,811.29 ↑ +148%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $6,867.96 ↑ +150%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,075.80 ↑ +157%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,141.93 ↑ +160%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,141.93 ↑ +160%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,154.13 ↑ +160%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $7,208.06 ↑ +162%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $7,604.83 ↑ +177%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $7,604.84 ↑ +177%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $12,564.51 ↑ +357%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $12,696.77 ↑ +362%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $13,093.54 ↑ +376%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $13,356.73 ↑ +386%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $14,181.74 ↑ +416%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $14,260.20 ↑ +419%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $15,601.01 ↑ +467%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $16,351.48 ↑ +495%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $16,415.00 ↑ +497%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $19,308.43 ↑ +602%
United Commercial|Navigate $20,867.06 ↑ +659%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $21,965.64 ↑ +699%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $21,965.64 ↑ +699%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $24,732.25 ↑ +800%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $29,096.76 ↑ +958%

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Perq plmt bile duct stent at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $15,537.60 $7,000.66 – $23,540.17
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,573.90 $6,736.80 – $17,145.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $15,537.60 $7,000.66 – $22,670.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $15,537.60 $7,020.30 – $23,540.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $6,458.90 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $15,064.00 $6,736.80 – $17,684.10
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $9,315.28 $6,884.66 – $24,031.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,263.20 $1,708.74 – $23,194.07

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