F-18 fluciclovine per mci 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

$705.33

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.

$1,383.00

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.

$187.89 with multiplan vs $1,106.40 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
multiplan medicare advantage $187.89 ↓ -73%
regence medicare advantage $228.16 ↓ -68%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $268.42 ↓ -62%
united healthcare medicare advantage $268.42 ↓ -62%
united healthcare commercial $268.42 ↓ -62%
humana medicare advantage $268.42 ↓ -62%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $268.42 ↓ -62%
optum care network medicare advantage $268.42 ↓ -62%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $276.47 ↓ -61%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $281.84 ↓ -60%
premera commercial $829.80 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $833.95 ↑ +18%
cigna commercial $839.00 ↑ +19%
aetna commercial $871.29 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $885.81 ↑ +26%
cigna local plus $952.18 ↑ +35%
regence uniform medical plan $968.10 ↑ +37%
regence commercial $968.10 ↑ +37%
coventry - first health commercial $1,106.40 ↑ +57%

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F-18 fluciclovine per mci at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $322.27 – $601.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $322.27 – $601.92
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $8,047.52 $322.27 – $601.92
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $682.00 $322.14 – $540.06
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,356.00 $315.82 – $1,803.62
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $1,356.00 $315.82 – $1,803.62
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $1,356.00 $315.82 – $603.94
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $1,356.00 $315.82 – $1,803.62

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