Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen 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

$202.98

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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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$398.00

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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$68.68 with multiplan vs $318.40 with coventry - first 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
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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
multiplan medicare advantage $68.68 ↓ -66%
regence medicare advantage $83.39 ↓ -59%
humana medicare advantage $98.11 ↓ -52%
united healthcare medicare advantage $98.11 ↓ -52%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $98.11 ↓ -52%
optum care network medicare advantage $98.11 ↓ -52%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $98.11 ↓ -52%
regence commercial $98.11 ↓ -52%
regence uniform medical plan $98.11 ↓ -52%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $101.05 ↓ -50%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $103.02 ↓ -49%
united healthcare commercial $117.73 ↓ -42%
kaiser health plan commercial $156.98 ↓ -23%
premera commercial $171.69 ↓ -15%
aetna commercial $250.74 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $254.92 ↑ +26%
cigna commercial $293.88 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $293.88 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $318.40 ↑ +57%

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Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $465.12 $88.30 – $461.12
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $465.12 $88.30 – $446.40
Central Medical Center Seattle $441.60 $74.00 – $74.00
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $323.82 $98.11 – $107.92
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $194.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $430.50 $98.11 – $353.20
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $465.12 $88.30 – $461.12
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $68.12 $98.11 – $611.23

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