Inj non-compmd foam sclrsnt sgl trncl vein 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

$3,014.61

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.

$5,911.00

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.

$3.43 with aetna vs $4,728.80 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
aetna medicare advantage hmo $3.43 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $29.98 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $30.05 ↓ -99%
first choice commercial $44.29 ↓ -99%
confluence health medicare advantage $80.97 ↓ -97%
united healthcare commercial $117.52 ↓ -96%
humana medicare advantage $120.43 ↓ -96%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $120.43 ↓ -96%
united healthcare medicare advantage $120.43 ↓ -96%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $120.43 ↓ -96%
optum care network medicare advantage $120.43 ↓ -96%
signal health medicare advantage $122.27 ↓ -96%
multiplan medicare advantage $122.27 ↓ -96%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $122.27 ↓ -96%
regence medicare advantage $126.79 ↓ -96%
regence uniform medical plan $217.64 ↓ -93%
premera commercial $257.55 ↓ -91%
cigna commercial $388.03 ↓ -87%
kaiser health plan commercial $600.71 ↓ -80%
regence commercial $3,277.67 ↑ +9%
aetna commercial $3,723.93 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $4,364.68 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $4,728.80 ↑ +57%

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Inj non-compmd foam sclrsnt sgl trncl vein at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $4,240.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $2,389.26 – $7,626.88
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $2,389.26 – $7,383.47
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,993.80 $2,299.21 – $5,851.48
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $5,222.00 $1,615.90 – $7,367.24
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,696.40 $383.98 – $7,680.08
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $2,395.96 – $7,626.88
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $2,389.26 – $9,493.03

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