Hla i typing high res 1 allele grp ea 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

$245.31

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.

$481.00

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.

$118.93 with multiplan vs $384.80 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 $118.93 ↓ -52%
regence medicare advantage $144.42 ↓ -41%
humana medicare advantage $169.90 ↓ -31%
united healthcare medicare advantage $169.90 ↓ -31%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $169.90 ↓ -31%
optum care network medicare advantage $169.90 ↓ -31%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $169.90 ↓ -31%
regence commercial $169.90 ↓ -31%
regence uniform medical plan $169.90 ↓ -31%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $175.00 ↓ -29%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $178.40 ↓ -27%
united healthcare commercial $203.88 ↓ -17%
kaiser health plan commercial $271.84 ↑ +11%
premera commercial $288.60 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $303.03 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $308.08 ↑ +26%
cigna commercial $355.17 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $355.17 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $384.80 ↑ +57%

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Hla i typing high res 1 allele grp ea at other Washington hospitals

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Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $357.12 $152.91 – $516.16
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $357.12 $152.91 – $509.70
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