Ercp remove forgn body duct 43275 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

$4,989.84

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.

$9,784.00

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.

$10.95 with first choice vs $7,827.20 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 $10.95 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $21.48 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $24.95 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $53.47 ↓ -99%
confluence health medicare advantage $65.14 ↓ -99%
united healthcare commercial $382.17 ↓ -92%
humana medicare advantage $388.75 ↓ -92%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $388.75 ↓ -92%
united healthcare medicare advantage $388.75 ↓ -92%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $388.75 ↓ -92%
optum care network medicare advantage $388.75 ↓ -92%
signal health medicare advantage $399.25 ↓ -92%
multiplan medicare advantage $399.25 ↓ -92%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $399.25 ↓ -92%
regence medicare advantage $412.34 ↓ -92%
regence uniform medical plan $687.94 ↓ -86%
premera commercial $814.11 ↓ -84%
regence commercial $913.00 ↓ -82%
cigna commercial $1,261.89 ↓ -75%
kaiser health plan commercial $1,808.86 ↓ -64%
aetna commercial $6,163.92 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $6,998.68 ↑ +40%
coventry - first health commercial $7,827.20 ↑ +57%

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Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $2,222.08 – $14,605.52
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