Infect ag if ea plyvlnt antsrm 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

$48.45

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.

$95.00

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.

$8.39 with multiplan vs $76.00 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 $8.39 ↓ -83%
regence medicare advantage $10.18 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage $11.98 ↓ -75%
united healthcare medicare advantage $11.98 ↓ -75%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $11.98 ↓ -75%
optum care network medicare advantage $11.98 ↓ -75%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $11.98 ↓ -75%
regence commercial $11.98 ↓ -75%
regence uniform medical plan $11.98 ↓ -75%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $12.34 ↓ -75%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $12.58 ↓ -74%
united healthcare commercial $14.38 ↓ -70%
kaiser health plan commercial $19.17 ↓ -60%
premera commercial $20.97 ↓ -57%
cigna commercial $37.45 ↓ -23%
cigna local plus $42.50 ↓ -12%
aetna commercial $54.03 ↑ +12%
first choice commercial $60.85 ↑ +26%
coventry - first health commercial $76.00 ↑ +57%

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Infect ag if ea plyvlnt antsrm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $53.60 $9.00 – $9.00
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $10.78 – $56.31
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $10.78 – $54.51
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $152.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $106.40 $11.98 – $43.13
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $76.30 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $65.10 $11.98 – $46.84
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $123.20 $11.98 – $51.12

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