Cystic fibrosis cftr 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

$756.33

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.

$1,483.00

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.

$349.30 with multiplan vs $1,186.40 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 $349.30 ↓ -54%
regence medicare advantage $424.15 ↓ -44%
humana medicare advantage $499.00 ↓ -34%
united healthcare medicare advantage $499.00 ↓ -34%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $499.00 ↓ -34%
optum care network medicare advantage $499.00 ↓ -34%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $499.00 ↓ -34%
regence commercial $499.00 ↓ -34%
regence uniform medical plan $499.00 ↓ -34%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $513.97 ↓ -32%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $523.95 ↓ -31%
united healthcare commercial $598.80 ↓ -21%
kaiser health plan commercial $798.40 ↑ +6%
premera commercial $873.25 ↑ +15%
aetna commercial $934.29 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $949.86 ↑ +26%
cigna commercial $1,095.05 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $1,095.05 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $1,186.40 ↑ +57%

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Cystic fibrosis cftr at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,381.44 $449.10 – $1,515.96
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,381.44 $449.10 – $1,497.00
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $309.00 – $309.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,381.44 $449.10 – $1,107.78
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,142.70 $499.00 – $923.15
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $774.00 $274.06 – $904.69
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $774.00 $498.80 – $913.17
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $1,864.89 $499.00 – $3,802.89

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