Dilat xst trc ndurlgc px 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

$1,213.29

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.

$2,379.00

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.

$4.36 with first choice vs $1,903.20 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
first choice commercial $4.36 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $15.45 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $45.36 ↓ -96%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $136.86 ↓ -89%
united healthcare commercial $151.44 ↓ -88%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $157.83 ↓ -87%
humana medicare advantage $157.83 ↓ -87%
optum care network medicare advantage $157.83 ↓ -87%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $157.83 ↓ -87%
united healthcare medicare advantage $157.83 ↓ -87%
signal health medicare advantage $157.95 ↓ -87%
multiplan medicare advantage $157.95 ↓ -87%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $157.95 ↓ -87%
regence medicare advantage $163.39 ↓ -87%
regence uniform medical plan $272.67 ↓ -78%
premera commercial $322.68 ↓ -73%
regence commercial $361.88 ↓ -70%
cigna commercial $500.04 ↓ -59%
kaiser health plan commercial $1,434.54 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $1,498.77 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $1,756.65 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $1,903.20 ↑ +57%

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Dilat xst trc ndurlgc px at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $12,576.48 $4,081.89 – $12,400.79
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $12,576.48 $4,081.89 – $9,551.63
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,520.50 $3,928.04 – $9,996.87
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $12,576.48 $4,093.34 – $9,087.22
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $3,771.60 $3,089.07 – $7,266.88
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $13,564.60 $250.14 – $7,266.88
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,686.90 $3,379.00 – $13,312.00

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