Chromosome analysis 15-20 cell count 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

$388.11

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.

$761.00

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.

$87.84 with multiplan vs $608.80 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.

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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
multiplan medicare advantage $87.84 ↓ -77%
regence medicare advantage $106.67 ↓ -73%
humana medicare advantage $125.49 ↓ -68%
united healthcare medicare advantage $125.49 ↓ -68%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $125.49 ↓ -68%
optum care network medicare advantage $125.49 ↓ -68%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $125.49 ↓ -68%
regence commercial $125.49 ↓ -68%
regence uniform medical plan $125.49 ↓ -68%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $129.25 ↓ -67%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $131.76 ↓ -66%
united healthcare commercial $150.59 ↓ -61%
kaiser health plan commercial $200.78 ↓ -48%
premera commercial $219.61 ↓ -43%
cigna commercial $392.24 ↑ +1%
cigna local plus $445.16 ↑ +15%
aetna commercial $479.43 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $487.42 ↑ +26%
coventry - first health commercial $608.80 ↑ +57%

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Chromosome analysis 15-20 cell count at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $684.96 $112.94 – $589.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $684.96 $112.94 – $570.98
Central Medical Center Seattle $564.80 $340.00 – $340.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $824.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,463.70 $125.49 – $451.76
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $684.96 $112.94 – $589.80
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,900.50 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $684.96 $125.49 – $564.71

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