Rbc deglycerolized each unit 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

$588.21

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.

$2,040.68

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.

$588.80 with First Choice vs $3,260.31 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
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $588.80 ↑ +0%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $740.98 ↑ +26%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $740.98 ↑ +26%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $748.39 ↑ +27%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $755.87 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $763.21 ↑ +30%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $763.21 ↑ +30%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $763.21 ↑ +30%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $792.85 ↑ +35%
United Medicare|All Plans $800.26 ↑ +36%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $800.26 ↑ +36%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $806.99 ↑ +37%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $807.67 ↑ +37%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $852.13 ↑ +45%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $852.13 ↑ +45%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $925.33 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,092.69 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,124.36 ↑ +91%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $1,236.88 ↑ +110%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,407.86 ↑ +139%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,422.68 ↑ +142%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,467.14 ↑ +149%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,469.29 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,530.51 ↑ +160%
United Commercial|Navigate $2,338.16 ↑ +298%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,461.26 ↑ +318%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,461.26 ↑ +318%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,771.27 ↑ +371%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,260.31 ↑ +454%

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Rbc deglycerolized each unit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $509.12 $313.00 – $344.30
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $538.56 $313.00 – $1,426.05
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $878.50 $313.00 – $1,153.66
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $538.56 $313.00 – $1,345.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $538.56 $313.00 – $1,426.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $918.40 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $980.70 $313.00 – $1,253.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $878.50 $313.00 – $821.62

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