Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at Central Medical Center

201 16th Ave E, Seattle, WA · Kaiserpermanente · · NPI 1861522088

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$3,760.00

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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.

$4,700.00

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.

$1,621.00 with [kaiser foundation health plan of washington] vs $3,606.00 with [kaiser foundation health plan of washington] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 foundation health plan of washington] [medicare] $1,621.00 ↓ -57%
[kaiser foundation health plan of washington] [commercial] $3,606.00 ↓ -4%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,561.44 $1,912.53 – $6,684.56
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,561.44 $1,912.53 – $6,437.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,320.80 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,561.44 $1,917.90 – $6,684.56
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $3,418.10 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,522.80 $1,436.62 – $3,404.83
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $6,020.00 $375.36 – $5,092.35
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,403.40 $1,840.45 – $13,312.00

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