Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 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

$2,043.06

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.

$4,006.00

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.

$25.38 with first choice vs $2,958.03 with cigna — 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 $25.38 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $416.78 ↓ -80%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $468.10 ↓ -77%
multiplan medicare advantage $714.88 ↓ -65%
confluence health medicare advantage $750.00 ↓ -63%
humana medicare advantage $810.72 ↓ -60%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $810.72 ↓ -60%
united healthcare medicare advantage $810.72 ↓ -60%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $810.72 ↓ -60%
optum care network medicare advantage $810.72 ↓ -60%
aetna medicare advantage $828.81 ↓ -59%
united healthcare commercial $858.63 ↓ -58%
regence medicare advantage $868.07 ↓ -58%
signal health medicare advantage $875.20 ↓ -57%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $875.20 ↓ -57%
regence uniform medical plan $1,396.52 ↓ -32%
premera commercial $1,652.64 ↓ -19%
regence commercial $1,853.39 ↓ -9%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,415.62 ↑ +18%
coventry - first health commercial $2,436.68 ↑ +19%
aetna commercial $2,523.78 ↑ +24%
cigna commercial $2,835.12 ↑ +39%
cigna local plus $2,958.03 ↑ +45%

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Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,061.60 $1,050.28 – $3,693.82
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,061.60 $1,050.28 – $3,575.94
Central Medical Center Seattle $2,750.40 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,463.70 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,600.20 $1,010.69 – $2,572.22
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,061.60 $1,053.23 – $3,693.82
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,614.20 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $2,103.50 $1,010.69 – $2,653.07

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