Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast 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

$303.45

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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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$595.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.44 with aetna vs $476.00 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
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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
aetna medicare advantage ppo $2.44 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage $4.06 ↓ -99%
first choice commercial $11.92 ↓ -96%
confluence health medicare advantage $33.52 ↓ -89%
multiplan medicare advantage $135.74 ↓ -55%
regence medicare advantage $164.82 ↓ -46%
humana medicare advantage $193.91 ↓ -36%
united healthcare medicare advantage $193.91 ↓ -36%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $193.91 ↓ -36%
optum care network medicare advantage $193.91 ↓ -36%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $193.91 ↓ -36%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $203.61 ↓ -33%
premera commercial $357.00 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $358.78 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $374.85 ↑ +24%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $406.55 ↑ +34%
regence commercial $416.50 ↑ +37%
regence uniform medical plan $416.50 ↑ +37%
united healthcare commercial $431.20 ↑ +42%
signal health medicare advantage $433.69 ↑ +43%
cigna local plus $439.35 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $439.35 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $476.00 ↑ +57%

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Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $790.08 $203.11 – $856.43
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $790.08 $203.11 – $829.10
Central Medical Center Seattle $632.00 $179.00 – $179.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,472.10 $195.46 – $655.99
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $790.08 $203.68 – $856.43
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $512.40 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $961.80 $162.81 – $361.60
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $891.80 $195.46 – $712.48

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