Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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

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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.

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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.

$269.96 with multiplan vs $1,368.07 with cigna — 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
multiplan medicare advantage $269.96
regence medicare advantage $327.81
regence uniform medical plan $376.62
regence commercial $376.62
kaiser foundation hp medicare $385.66
united healthcare medicare advantage $385.66
humana medicare advantage $385.66
optum care network medicare advantage $385.66
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $385.66
aetna medicare advantage ppo $397.23
aetna medicare advantage hmo $404.94
united healthcare commercial $462.79
premera commercial $1,001.81
kaiser health plan commercial $1,087.29
cigna commercial $1,205.46
cigna local plus $1,368.07

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Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $461.28 $393.37 – $1,195.06
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $461.28 $393.37 – $962.01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $461.28 $393.37 – $873.28
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $257.60 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $322.70 $393.37 – $727.73
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $24.50 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $200.40 $376.62 – $1,633.51
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $65.60 $338.96 – $659.21

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