Myocrd img pet 1 std w/ct 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

$2,484.21

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.

$4,871.00

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.

$13.82 with first choice vs $3,896.80 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
first choice commercial $13.82 ↓ -99%
confluence health medicare advantage $63.35 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $82.44 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $406.99 ↓ -84%
united healthcare commercial $523.22 ↓ -79%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $529.49 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage $529.49 ↓ -79%
optum care network medicare advantage $529.49 ↓ -79%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $529.49 ↓ -79%
united healthcare medicare advantage $529.49 ↓ -79%
signal health medicare advantage $539.69 ↓ -78%
multiplan medicare advantage $539.69 ↓ -78%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $539.69 ↓ -78%
regence medicare advantage $564.52 ↓ -77%
regence uniform medical plan $860.55 ↓ -65%
premera commercial $1,018.38 ↓ -59%
regence commercial $1,142.08 ↓ -54%
cigna commercial $1,727.63 ↓ -30%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,937.21 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $3,068.73 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $3,596.75 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $3,896.80 ↑ +57%

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Myocrd img pet 1 std w/ct at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,700.64 $1,655.87 – $6,782.52
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,700.64 $1,655.87 – $6,566.06
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $1,459.00 – $1,459.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $7,369.60 $1,593.45 – $5,195.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,700.64 $287.48 – $6,782.52
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $5,101.60 $1,593.45 – $7,301.91
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $550.16 $1,628.43 – $6,060.98
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $1,655.87 – $8,990.45

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