Implnt spinl canal catheter 62350 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

$6,957.93

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$13,643.00

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.

$11.73 with first choice vs $10,073.99 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 $11.73 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $23.26 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $34.43 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $85.05 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $180.06 ↓ -97%
united healthcare commercial $416.89 ↓ -94%
humana medicare advantage $429.84 ↓ -94%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $429.84 ↓ -94%
united healthcare medicare advantage $429.84 ↓ -94%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $429.84 ↓ -94%
optum care network medicare advantage $429.84 ↓ -94%
signal health medicare advantage $438.53 ↓ -94%
multiplan medicare advantage $438.53 ↓ -94%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $438.53 ↓ -94%
regence medicare advantage $449.80 ↓ -94%
regence uniform medical plan $744.23 ↓ -89%
premera commercial $880.72 ↓ -87%
coventry - first health commercial $982.52 ↓ -86%
regence commercial $987.70 ↓ -86%
cigna commercial $1,376.54 ↓ -80%
kaiser health plan commercial $1,800.32 ↓ -74%
aetna commercial $8,500.00 ↑ +22%
cigna local plus $10,073.99 ↑ +45%

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Implnt spinl canal catheter 62350 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $16,180.80 $7,277.00 – $30,873.20
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $16,180.80 $7,277.00 – $25,837.26
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $16,180.80 $7,277.00 – $26,828.88
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $7,098.70 $5,902.68 – $18,091.74
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $3,607.24 $6,914.00 – $23,186.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,932.83 $4,186.46 – $29,119.98
St. Anne Hospital Burien $2,029.14 $2,857.42 – $5,980.65

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