Clsd tx iphal jnt disl w/manip req anes 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

$435.54

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.

$854.00

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.

$11.65 with first choice vs $683.20 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.

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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 $11.65 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $115.81 ↓ -73%
aetna medicare advantage $128.21 ↓ -71%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $160.19 ↓ -63%
multiplan medicare advantage $202.50 ↓ -54%
regence medicare advantage $245.90 ↓ -44%
optum care network medicare advantage $289.29 ↓ -34%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $289.29 ↓ -34%
united healthcare medicare advantage $289.29 ↓ -34%
humana medicare advantage $289.29 ↓ -34%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $289.29 ↓ -34%
united healthcare commercial $395.50 ↓ -9%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $410.20 ↓ -6%
signal health medicare advantage $418.35 ↓ -4%
confluence health medicare advantage $437.94 ↑ +1%
premera commercial $512.40 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $514.96 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $538.02 ↑ +24%
regence commercial $597.80 ↑ +37%
regence uniform medical plan $597.80 ↑ +37%
cigna local plus $630.59 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $630.59 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $683.20 ↑ +57%

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Clsd tx iphal jnt disl w/manip req anes at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $796.80 $323.88 – $1,080.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $796.80 $323.88 – $1,045.68
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $672.70 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $530.60 $311.67 – $793.21
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $796.80 $324.79 – $1,080.15
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $657.28 $323.88 – $1,344.45
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,532.30 not published

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