Derma-fat-fascia graft 15770 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

$5,108.67

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$10,017.00

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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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$19.51 with first choice vs $7,396.55 with cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
first choice commercial $19.51 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $26.49 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $52.52 ↓ -99%
confluence health medicare advantage $92.79 ↓ -98%
united healthcare commercial $718.81 ↓ -86%
humana medicare advantage $738.66 ↓ -86%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $738.66 ↓ -86%
united healthcare medicare advantage $738.66 ↓ -86%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $738.66 ↓ -86%
optum care network medicare advantage $738.66 ↓ -86%
multiplan medicare advantage $754.30 ↓ -85%
signal health medicare advantage $754.30 ↓ -85%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $754.30 ↓ -85%
regence medicare advantage $775.56 ↓ -85%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $1,080.45 ↓ -79%
regence uniform medical plan $1,257.05 ↓ -75%
premera commercial $1,487.60 ↓ -71%
regence commercial $1,668.30 ↓ -67%
coventry - first health commercial $1,685.48 ↓ -67%
cigna commercial $2,373.47 ↓ -54%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,849.22 ↓ -44%
aetna commercial $6,310.71 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $7,396.55 ↑ +45%

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Derma-fat-fascia graft 15770 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $4,103.60 – $13,993.26
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $4,103.60 – $13,546.67
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $6,262.20 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $7,089.60 $3,948.93 – $10,050.03
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $6,796.40 $4,103.60 – $17,417.15
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $7,529.20 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,781.80 $3,178.98 – $13,516.90

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