Hemolysins/agglutinins auto 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

$28.56

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.

$56.00

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.

$6.14 with multiplan vs $44.80 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 $6.14 ↓ -79%
regence medicare advantage $7.45 ↓ -74%
humana medicare advantage $8.77 ↓ -69%
united healthcare medicare advantage $8.77 ↓ -69%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $8.77 ↓ -69%
optum care network medicare advantage $8.77 ↓ -69%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $8.77 ↓ -69%
regence commercial $8.77 ↓ -69%
regence uniform medical plan $8.77 ↓ -69%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $9.03 ↓ -68%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $9.21 ↓ -68%
united healthcare commercial $10.52 ↓ -63%
kaiser health plan commercial $14.03 ↓ -51%
premera commercial $15.35 ↓ -46%
cigna commercial $27.41 ↓ -4%
cigna local plus $31.11 ↑ +9%
aetna commercial $35.28 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $35.87 ↑ +26%
coventry - first health commercial $44.80 ↑ +57%

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Hemolysins/agglutinins auto at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $104.64 $7.89 – $41.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $104.64 $7.89 – $39.90
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $16.58 $8.77 – $9.65
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $21.00 $8.77 – $31.57
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $104.64 $7.89 – $41.22
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $108.50 $8.77 – $34.29
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $22.40 $8.77 – $37.41
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $113.36 $8.77 – $36.83

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