Assay of troponin qual at Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1801851258
$22.44
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.
$44.00
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.
$7.06 with multiplan vs $35.20 with coventry - first health — 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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| multiplan | medicare advantage | $7.06 | ↓ -69% |
| regence | medicare advantage | $8.58 | ↓ -62% |
| humana | medicare advantage | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| united healthcare | medicare advantage | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| kaiser foundation | hp medicare | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| optum care network | medicare advantage | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| premera | medicare advantage hmo/ppo | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| regence | commercial | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| regence | uniform medical plan | $10.09 | ↓ -55% |
| aetna | medicare advantage ppo | $10.39 | ↓ -54% |
| aetna | medicare advantage hmo | $10.59 | ↓ -53% |
| united healthcare | commercial | $12.11 | ↓ -46% |
| kaiser health plan | commercial | $16.14 | ↓ -28% |
| premera | commercial | $17.66 | ↓ -21% |
| aetna | commercial | $27.72 | ↑ +24% |
| first choice | commercial | $28.18 | ↑ +26% |
| cigna | commercial | $31.54 | ↑ +41% |
| cigna | local plus | $32.49 | ↑ +45% |
| coventry - first health | commercial | $35.20 | ↑ +57% |
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Assay of troponin qual at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Medical Center | Seattle | $44.80 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | not published | $9.08 – $47.42 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | not published | $9.08 – $45.91 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah | $149.80 | not published |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $315.00 | $10.09 – $36.32 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville | $107.10 | not published |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $163.80 | $10.09 – $43.04 |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane | not published | $10.09 – $11.10 |