Myocrd img pet rst&strs 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

$3,458.82

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.

$6,782.00

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.

$18.50 with first choice vs $5,425.60 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 $18.50 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $233.51 ↓ -93%
united healthcare commercial $706.50 ↓ -80%
optum care network medicare advantage $714.91 ↓ -79%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $714.91 ↓ -79%
united healthcare medicare advantage $714.91 ↓ -79%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $714.91 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage $714.91 ↓ -79%
signal health medicare advantage $732.01 ↓ -79%
multiplan medicare advantage $732.01 ↓ -79%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $732.01 ↓ -79%
regence medicare advantage $762.28 ↓ -78%
regence uniform medical plan $1,156.99 ↓ -67%
premera commercial $1,369.19 ↓ -60%
regence commercial $1,535.50 ↓ -56%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $1,669.50 ↓ -52%
confluence health medicare advantage $2,179.17 ↓ -37%
cigna commercial $2,332.82 ↓ -33%
kaiser health plan commercial $4,089.55 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $4,272.66 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $5,007.83 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $5,425.60 ↑ +57%

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Myocrd img pet rst&strs CT at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $7,331.52 $2,550.81 – $10,577.35
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $7,331.52 $2,550.81 – $10,239.78
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $2,251.00 – $2,251.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $17,112.20 $2,454.67 – $8,101.80
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $7,331.52 $319.40 – $10,577.35
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $7,956.20 $2,454.67 – $11,100.32
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $550.16 $2,508.54 – $9,452.10
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $5,128.00 $888.14 – $12,239.73

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