Insj biomechanical device 22853 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

$530.91

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.

$1,041.00

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.

$7.60 with first choice vs $2,484.36 with confluence 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
first choice commercial $7.60 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $108.63 ↓ -80%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $188.13 ↓ -65%
aetna medicare advantage $204.40 ↓ -62%
united healthcare commercial $260.14 ↓ -51%
humana medicare advantage $265.20 ↓ -50%
optum care network medicare advantage $265.20 ↓ -50%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $265.20 ↓ -50%
united healthcare medicare advantage $265.20 ↓ -50%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $265.20 ↓ -50%
signal health medicare advantage $271.29 ↓ -49%
multiplan medicare advantage $271.29 ↓ -49%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $271.29 ↓ -49%
regence medicare advantage $280.67 ↓ -47%
regence uniform medical plan $480.31 ↓ -10%
premera commercial $568.40 ↑ +7%
kaiser health plan commercial $627.72 ↑ +18%
regence commercial $637.44 ↑ +20%
aetna commercial $655.83 ↑ +24%
cigna commercial $768.67 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $768.67 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $832.80 ↑ +57%
confluence health medicare advantage $2,484.36 ↑ +368%

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Insj biomechanical device 22853 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $837.08 – $837.08
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $13,212.00 – $13,212.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $9,339.00 – $9,339.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $7,984.74 – $7,984.74
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $1,638.00 – $1,638.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla not published $6,522.00 – $6,522.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland not published $436.59 – $436.59
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $3,379.00 – $3,379.00

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