Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion stereo guide 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

$755.82

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.

$1,482.00

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.

$6.11 with first choice vs $1,620.48 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 $6.11 ↓ -99%
united healthcare commercial $50.56 ↓ -93%
humana medicare advantage $50.70 ↓ -93%
united healthcare medicare advantage $50.70 ↓ -93%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $50.70 ↓ -93%
optum care network medicare advantage $50.70 ↓ -93%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $50.70 ↓ -93%
signal health medicare advantage $52.06 ↓ -93%
multiplan medicare advantage $52.06 ↓ -93%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $52.06 ↓ -93%
regence medicare advantage $54.55 ↓ -93%
aetna medicare advantage $66.70 ↓ -91%
regence uniform medical plan $91.93 ↓ -88%
premera commercial $108.79 ↓ -86%
cigna commercial $166.96 ↓ -78%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $201.08 ↓ -73%
kaiser health plan commercial $251.32 ↓ -67%
regence commercial $479.74 ↓ -37%
confluence health medicare advantage $606.81 ↓ -20%
aetna commercial $933.66 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $1,094.31 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $1,185.60 ↑ +57%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $1,620.48 ↑ +114%

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Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion stereo guide at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $456.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $456.00 not published
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $456.00 $9,339.00 – $9,339.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $322.00 $6,522.00 – $6,522.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $1,393.00 $84.33 – $84.33
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $165.20 $3,379.00 – $3,379.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $123.24 $1,985.00 – $1,985.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,302.00 $557.25 – $590.03

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