Emg cranial nerve bilateral 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

$340.68

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$668.00

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.

$4.29 with first choice vs $1,256.38 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
first choice commercial $4.29 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage $88.81 ↓ -74%
humana medicare advantage $140.64 ↓ -59%
optum care network medicare advantage $140.64 ↓ -59%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $140.64 ↓ -59%
united healthcare medicare advantage $140.64 ↓ -59%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $140.64 ↓ -59%
united healthcare commercial $155.37 ↓ -54%
signal health medicare advantage $160.85 ↓ -53%
multiplan medicare advantage $160.85 ↓ -53%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $160.85 ↓ -53%
regence medicare advantage $167.63 ↓ -51%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $245.03 ↓ -28%
regence uniform medical plan $260.17 ↓ -24%
coventry - first health commercial $274.06 ↓ -20%
premera commercial $307.88 ↓ -10%
regence commercial $345.28 ↑ +1%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $349.37 ↑ +3%
kaiser health plan commercial $402.80 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $420.84 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $493.25 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $493.25 ↑ +45%
confluence health medicare advantage $1,256.38 ↑ +269%

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Emg cranial nerve bilateral at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $685.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $250.04 – $836.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $250.04 – $629.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $452.20 $240.61 – $612.36
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $387.80 $240.61 – $445.13
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $246.48 $245.89 – $581.07
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $207.50 – $264.67
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $250.74 – $650.25

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