In-111 pentetate dtpa / 0.5 mci 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

$965.94

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.

$1,894.00

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.

$500.70 with multiplan vs $1,515.20 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 $500.70 ↓ -48%
regence medicare advantage $608.00 ↓ -37%
optum care network medicare advantage $715.29 ↓ -26%
humana medicare advantage $715.29 ↓ -26%
united healthcare medicare advantage $715.29 ↓ -26%
united healthcare commercial $715.29 ↓ -26%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $715.29 ↓ -26%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $715.29 ↓ -26%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $736.75 ↓ -24%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $751.05 ↓ -22%
premera commercial $1,136.40 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $1,142.08 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $1,193.22 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $1,213.11 ↑ +26%
regence uniform medical plan $1,325.80 ↑ +37%
regence commercial $1,325.80 ↑ +37%
cigna local plus $1,398.53 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $1,398.53 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $1,515.20 ↑ +57%

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In-111 pentetate dtpa / 0.5 mci at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $745.62 – $1,379.40
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $745.62 – $1,379.40
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $216.26 – $216.26
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $5,235.13 $745.62 – $1,379.40
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $5,235.13 $745.62 – $1,379.40
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $3,888.96 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,855.20 $745.62 – $1,609.40
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $3,723.46 $745.32 – $1,323.29

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