Access & clsr pq fem art endogft dlvry w/img uni at Virginia Mason Medical Center

1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1801851258

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

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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.

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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.

$3.62 with first choice vs $4,497.00 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 $3.62
aetna medicare advantage hmo $3.95
aetna medicare advantage ppo $52.78
confluence health medicare advantage $107.25
aetna medicare advantage $114.92
united healthcare commercial $119.09
humana medicare advantage $120.63
humana choicecare medicare advantage $120.63
united healthcare medicare advantage $120.63
kaiser foundation hp medicare $120.63
optum care network medicare advantage $120.63
signal health medicare advantage $123.73
multiplan medicare advantage $123.73
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $123.73
regence medicare advantage $128.50
regence uniform medical plan $224.52
premera commercial $265.70
regence commercial $297.97
cigna commercial $393.24
kaiser health plan commercial $644.97
aetna commercial $4,497.00

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Access & clsr pq fem art endogft dlvry w/img uni at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,641.60 $13,212.00 – $13,212.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $4,886.70 $207.11 – $207.11
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $171.60 $1,985.00 – $1,985.00
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $278.72 $2,769.52 – $2,769.52
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $490.80 $12,129.17 – $12,842.65
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $2,370.40 not published
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $2,370.40 $12,406.49 – $13,399.01
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $2,370.40 $12,693.34 – $13,708.80

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