Bx soft tiss pelvis/hip deep 27041 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

$2,026.74

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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.

$3,974.00

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.

$8.68 with aetna vs $2,934.40 with cigna — 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
aetna medicare advantage $8.68 ↓ -100%
first choice commercial $20.76 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $59.98 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $411.38 ↓ -80%
united healthcare commercial $753.64 ↓ -63%
humana medicare advantage $770.05 ↓ -62%
optum care network medicare advantage $770.05 ↓ -62%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $770.05 ↓ -62%
united healthcare medicare advantage $770.05 ↓ -62%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $770.05 ↓ -62%
signal health medicare advantage $786.97 ↓ -61%
multiplan medicare advantage $786.97 ↓ -61%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $786.97 ↓ -61%
regence medicare advantage $813.14 ↓ -60%
confluence health medicare advantage $940.85 ↓ -54%
regence uniform medical plan $1,335.85 ↓ -34%
premera commercial $1,580.85 ↓ -22%
coventry - first health commercial $1,727.56 ↓ -15%
regence commercial $1,772.88 ↓ -13%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,396.32 ↑ +18%
cigna commercial $2,488.47 ↑ +23%
aetna commercial $2,503.62 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $2,934.40 ↑ +45%

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Bx soft tiss pelvis/hip deep 27041 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,441.92 $1,912.53 – $6,684.56
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,441.92 $1,912.53 – $6,437.49
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,914.40 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,441.92 $1,917.90 – $6,684.56
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $6,974.80 $1,209.39 – $5,092.35
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,712.84 $1,880.84 – $8,002.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $928.11 $1,324.83 – $7,067.38

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