Contrast exam abdominl aorta 75625-26 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

$5,576.34

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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.

$10,934.00

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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.

$0.41 with aetna vs $8,073.67 with cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 ppo $0.41 ↓ -100%
first choice commercial $3.93 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $86.91 ↓ -98%
united healthcare commercial $137.22 ↓ -98%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $137.52 ↓ -98%
united healthcare medicare advantage $137.52 ↓ -98%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $137.52 ↓ -98%
humana medicare advantage $137.52 ↓ -98%
optum care network medicare advantage $137.52 ↓ -98%
signal health medicare advantage $142.74 ↓ -97%
multiplan medicare advantage $142.74 ↓ -97%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $142.74 ↓ -97%
regence medicare advantage $148.05 ↓ -97%
confluence health medicare advantage $186.04 ↓ -97%
regence uniform medical plan $236.40 ↓ -96%
premera commercial $279.76 ↓ -95%
regence commercial $313.74 ↓ -94%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $422.44 ↓ -92%
cigna commercial $453.08 ↓ -92%
kaiser health plan commercial $506.67 ↓ -91%
aetna commercial $523.00 ↓ -91%
coventry - first health commercial $640.50 ↓ -89%
cigna local plus $8,073.67 ↑ +45%

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Contrast exam abdominl aorta 75625-26 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $7,908.48 $3,656.33 – $13,496.13
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $7,908.48 $3,656.33 – $12,997.30
Central Medical Center Seattle $10,880.00 $3,148.00 – $3,148.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,635.40 $718.39 – $8,954.64
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $7,908.48 $244.08 – $13,496.13
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,597.40 $381.83 – $6,509.26
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,461.40 $219.15 – $10,281.45
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $10,756.20 $333.28 – $10,916.90

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