Pr repair intermediate wounds scalp/axillae/trunk/extremities 2.6 - 7.5 cm 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

$650.25

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$1,275.00

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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.

$9.06 with first choice vs $1,278.49 with aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
first choice commercial $9.06 ↓ -99%
united healthcare commercial $202.83 ↓ -69%
humana medicare advantage $209.04 ↓ -68%
united healthcare medicare advantage $209.04 ↓ -68%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $209.04 ↓ -68%
optum care network medicare advantage $209.04 ↓ -68%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $209.04 ↓ -68%
signal health medicare advantage $213.09 ↓ -67%
multiplan medicare advantage $213.09 ↓ -67%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $213.09 ↓ -67%
regence medicare advantage $218.84 ↓ -66%
regence uniform medical plan $352.73 ↓ -46%
confluence health medicare advantage $413.63 ↓ -36%
premera commercial $417.42 ↓ -36%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $448.26 ↓ -31%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $456.96 ↓ -30%
cigna commercial $669.72 ↑ +3%
regence commercial $757.79 ↑ +17%
kaiser health plan commercial $768.82 ↑ +18%
coventry - first health commercial $774.84 ↑ +19%
aetna commercial $803.25 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $941.46 ↑ +45%
aetna medicare advantage $1,278.49 ↑ +97%

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Pr repair intermediate wounds scalp/axillae/trunk/extremities 2.6 - 7.5 cm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,035.36 $470.74 – $1,501.70
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,035.36 $470.74 – $1,453.77
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $394.80 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $702.10 $453.00 – $1,152.88
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,035.36 $472.06 – $1,501.70
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $950.04 $470.74 – $1,869.13
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $394.80 not published

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