Ghs irrigate corpora cavernosa for priapism 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

$512.55

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$1,005.00

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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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$6.46 with first choice vs $742.09 with cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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 $6.46 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $14.65 ↓ -97%
confluence health medicare advantage $20.72 ↓ -96%
aetna medicare advantage $37.91 ↓ -93%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $72.82 ↓ -86%
united healthcare commercial $135.98 ↓ -73%
humana medicare advantage $140.55 ↓ -73%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $140.55 ↓ -73%
united healthcare medicare advantage $140.55 ↓ -73%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $140.55 ↓ -73%
optum care network medicare advantage $140.55 ↓ -73%
signal health medicare advantage $144.11 ↓ -72%
multiplan medicare advantage $144.11 ↓ -72%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $144.11 ↓ -72%
regence medicare advantage $146.72 ↓ -71%
regence uniform medical plan $246.41 ↓ -52%
premera commercial $291.60 ↓ -43%
cigna commercial $449.01 ↓ -12%
regence commercial $546.14 ↑ +7%
coventry - first health commercial $586.37 ↑ +14%
kaiser health plan commercial $606.02 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $633.15 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $742.09 ↑ +45%

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Ghs irrigate corpora cavernosa for priapism at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $771.36 $289.32 – $1,104.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $771.36 $289.32 – $1,068.80
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $228.90 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $737.10 $278.42 – $728.19
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $771.36 $290.13 – $1,104.03
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $701.48 $289.32 – $1,374.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $228.90 not published

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