Debrid mastoidectomy cavity simple 69220 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

$254.49

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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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$499.00

Gross charge

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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.

$2.32 with first choice vs $677.17 with confluence 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
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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 $2.32 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage $41.57 ↓ -84%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $44.67 ↓ -82%
united healthcare commercial $53.70 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage $55.27 ↓ -78%
optum care network medicare advantage $55.27 ↓ -78%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $55.27 ↓ -78%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $55.27 ↓ -78%
united healthcare medicare advantage $55.27 ↓ -78%
signal health medicare advantage $56.18 ↓ -78%
multiplan medicare advantage $56.18 ↓ -78%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $56.18 ↓ -78%
regence medicare advantage $57.94 ↓ -77%
regence uniform medical plan $95.69 ↓ -62%
premera commercial $113.24 ↓ -56%
cigna commercial $177.32 ↓ -30%
regence commercial $195.05 ↓ -23%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $222.94 ↓ -12%
kaiser health plan commercial $233.12 ↓ -8%
aetna commercial $314.37 ↑ +24%
coventry - first health commercial $351.25 ↑ +38%
cigna local plus $368.46 ↑ +45%
confluence health medicare advantage $677.17 ↑ +166%

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Debrid mastoidectomy cavity simple 69220 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $232.33 – $821.23
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $232.33 – $795.02
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $318.00 $77.09 – $963.09
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $318.00 $78.87 – $963.09
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $318.00 $82.96 – $1,038.03
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $318.00 $77.09 – $963.09
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $318.00 $78.51 – $1,420.26

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