Perq art m-thrombect &/nfs 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

$13,789.38

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.

$27,038.00

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.

$24.48 with first choice vs $23,000.00 with aetna — 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 $24.48 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $37.65 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $53.89 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $58.76 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $257.45 ↓ -98%
united healthcare commercial $844.21 ↓ -94%
humana medicare advantage $866.14 ↓ -94%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $866.14 ↓ -94%
united healthcare medicare advantage $866.14 ↓ -94%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $866.14 ↓ -94%
optum care network medicare advantage $866.14 ↓ -94%
signal health medicare advantage $882.61 ↓ -94%
multiplan medicare advantage $882.61 ↓ -94%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $882.61 ↓ -94%
regence medicare advantage $910.86 ↓ -93%
regence uniform medical plan $1,564.13 ↓ -89%
premera commercial $1,850.99 ↓ -87%
regence commercial $2,075.83 ↓ -85%
cigna commercial $2,787.53 ↓ -80%
kaiser health plan commercial $4,064.78 ↓ -71%
cigna local plus $9,117.06 ↓ -34%
coventry - first health commercial $21,630.40 ↑ +57%
aetna commercial $23,000.00 ↑ +67%

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Perq art m-thrombect &/nfs at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $41,669.76 $7,277.00 – $7,277.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $41,669.76 $7,277.00 – $7,277.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $10,427.90 $5,419.00 – $27,036.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $41,669.76 $7,277.00 – $16,664.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $9,544.50 $2,985.00 – $17,427.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $3,762.20 $7,246.00 – $12,642.00
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $2,167.36 $3,484.00 – $9,305.92
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $7,598.00 $2,500.00 – $2,500.00

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