Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets 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

$359.04

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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.

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$704.00

Gross charge

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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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$89.80 with multiplan vs $563.20 with coventry - first health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $89.80 ↓ -75%
regence medicare advantage $109.05 ↓ -70%
humana medicare advantage $128.29 ↓ -64%
united healthcare medicare advantage $128.29 ↓ -64%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $128.29 ↓ -64%
optum care network medicare advantage $128.29 ↓ -64%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $128.29 ↓ -64%
regence commercial $128.29 ↓ -64%
regence uniform medical plan $128.29 ↓ -64%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $132.14 ↓ -63%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $134.70 ↓ -62%
united healthcare commercial $153.95 ↓ -57%
kaiser health plan commercial $205.26 ↓ -43%
premera commercial $224.51 ↓ -37%
cigna commercial $401.00 ↑ +12%
aetna commercial $443.52 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $450.91 ↑ +26%
cigna local plus $455.09 ↑ +27%
coventry - first health commercial $563.20 ↑ +57%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $594.72 $115.46 – $602.96
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $594.72 $115.46 – $583.72
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $97.00 – $97.00
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $399.42 $128.29 – $141.12
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $334.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $567.70 $128.29 – $461.84
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $594.72 $115.46 – $602.96
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $392.00 not published

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