Control oropharyngeal hemorr/simp 42960 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

$228.48

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$448.00

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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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$4.27 with aetna vs $358.40 with coventry - first health — 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

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

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 hmo $4.27 ↓ -98%
first choice commercial $4.75 ↓ -98%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $5.32 ↓ -98%
aetna medicare advantage $12.41 ↓ -95%
united healthcare commercial $171.45 ↓ -25%
humana medicare advantage $175.59 ↓ -23%
optum care network medicare advantage $175.59 ↓ -23%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $175.59 ↓ -23%
united healthcare medicare advantage $175.59 ↓ -23%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $175.59 ↓ -23%
signal health medicare advantage $179.35 ↓ -22%
multiplan medicare advantage $179.35 ↓ -22%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $179.35 ↓ -22%
regence medicare advantage $184.98 ↓ -19%
premera commercial $268.80 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $270.14 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $282.24 ↑ +24%
regence uniform medical plan $301.44 ↑ +32%
regence commercial $313.60 ↑ +37%
cigna commercial $330.80 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $330.80 ↑ +45%
confluence health medicare advantage $340.40 ↑ +49%
coventry - first health commercial $358.40 ↑ +57%

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Control oropharyngeal hemorr/simp 42960 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $636.48 $624.54 – $2,076.08
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $636.48 $624.54 – $2,009.83
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $299.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $314.30 $601.00 – $1,529.54
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $636.48 $626.29 – $2,076.08
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,406.08 $624.54 – $2,584.06
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $299.60 not published

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