Perc drug-el cor stent sing 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

$20,070.54

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.

$39,354.00

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.

$8,647.14 with multiplan vs $41,767.38 with united healthcare — 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 $8,647.14 ↓ -57%
regence medicare advantage $10,500.09 ↓ -48%
optum care network medicare advantage $12,353.05 ↓ -38%
humana medicare advantage $12,353.05 ↓ -38%
united healthcare medicare advantage $12,353.05 ↓ -38%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $12,353.05 ↓ -38%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $12,353.05 ↓ -38%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $12,723.64 ↓ -37%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $12,970.71 ↓ -35%
premera commercial $23,612.40 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $23,730.46 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $24,793.02 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $25,206.24 ↑ +26%
regence uniform medical plan $27,547.80 ↑ +37%
regence commercial $27,547.80 ↑ +37%
cigna local plus $29,058.99 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $29,058.99 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $31,483.20 ↑ +57%
united healthcare commercial $41,767.38 ↑ +108%

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Perc drug-el cor stent sing at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $21,913.92 $13,368.05 – $48,254.30
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $21,913.92 $13,368.05 – $46,470.77
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $22,871.80 $12,864.20 – $32,739.40
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $21,913.92 $13,405.56 – $48,254.30
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $17,199.00 $9,748.08 – $23,798.77
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $20,396.60 $12,864.20 – $36,760.46
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $18,281.20 $12,864.20 – $33,768.53

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