Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple) at Providence St Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA · Providence · · NPI 1346250594
$320.84
Cash price 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.
$617.00
Gross charge 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.
$130.06 with Unitedhealthcare vs $2,769.52 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Unitedhealthcare | Navigate Other Commercial Plan | $130.06 | ↓ -59% |
| Kaiser | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $153.02 | ↓ -52% |
| Aetna | Gatekeeper Medicare Managed Care - Hmo | $157.61 | ↓ -51% |
| Aetna | Non-Gatekeeper Medicare Managed Care - Ppo | $159.14 | ↓ -50% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $163.73 | ↓ -49% |
| Blue Shield | Regence Medicare Managed Care Plan | $165.26 | ↓ -48% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $168.32 | ↓ -48% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Aco Tiered Other Commercial Plan | $183.62 | ↓ -43% |
| Community Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $244.83 | ↓ -24% |
| Molina | Exchange | $258.60 | ↓ -19% |
| Blue Cross | Premera Lifewise Exchange | $275.43 | ↓ -14% |
| Coordinated Care | Ambetter Exchange | $283.08 | ↓ -12% |
| Blue Shield | Regence Uniform Medical Plan Other Commercial Plan | $283.96 | ↓ -11% |
| Blue Cross | Premera Heritage Signature Other Commercial Plan | $391.52 | ↑ +22% |
| Blue Cross | Premera All Commercial Plans | $400.22 | ↑ +25% |
| Blue Shield | Regence All Commercial Plans | $435.66 | ↑ +36% |
| Kaiser | All Commercial Plans | $486.90 | ↑ +52% |
| Providence Health Plan | Signature/Choice Network Other Commercial Plan | $499.60 | ↑ +56% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $597.80 | ↑ +86% |
| First Choice | All Commercial Plans | $610.57 | ↑ +90% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $2,769.52 | ↑ +763% |
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Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple) at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MultiCare Capital Medical Center | Olympia | $308.40 | $53.79 – $688.38 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah | $56.00 | not published |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $342.24 | $154.07 – $512.44 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $301.70 | $148.26 – $392.51 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $342.24 | $154.07 – $496.09 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $342.24 | $154.50 – $512.44 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | $320.84 | $154.07 – $679.26 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville | $51.10 | not published |