Drill hole evac+/drg subdural hematoma 61108 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

$1,285.20

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,520.00

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.

$17.60 with aetna vs $18,711.00 with aetna — 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

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 ppo $17.60 ↓ -99%
first choice commercial $26.63 ↓ -98%
confluence health medicare advantage $35.09 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $130.06 ↓ -90%
aetna medicare advantage $172.88 ↓ -87%
united healthcare commercial $951.54 ↓ -26%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $980.79 ↓ -24%
humana medicare advantage $980.79 ↓ -24%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $980.79 ↓ -24%
united healthcare medicare advantage $980.79 ↓ -24%
optum care network medicare advantage $980.79 ↓ -24%
signal health medicare advantage $1,001.40 ↓ -22%
multiplan medicare advantage $1,001.40 ↓ -22%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $1,001.40 ↓ -22%
regence medicare advantage $1,026.66 ↓ -20%
regence uniform medical plan $1,717.97 ↑ +34%
regence commercial $1,764.00 ↑ +37%
coventry - first health commercial $2,016.00 ↑ +57%
premera commercial $2,033.05 ↑ +58%
cigna commercial $3,141.92 ↑ +144%
kaiser health plan commercial $4,047.01 ↑ +215%
cigna local plus $9,117.06 ↑ +609%
aetna commercial $18,711.00 ↑ +1356%

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Drill hole evac+/drg subdural hematoma 61108 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,454.40 $7,277.00 – $7,277.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,454.40 $7,277.00 – $7,277.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,746.50 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,037.40 $5,419.00 – $33,603.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,454.40 $7,277.00 – $17,257.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $986.44 $10,122.47 – $10,122.47
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $2,099.30 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,715.70 not published

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