R&l hrt cath chd nml nt cnj 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

$1,998.69

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.

$3,919.00

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.

$518.93 with aetna vs $3,678.76 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
aetna medicare advantage ppo $518.93 ↓ -74%
united healthcare commercial $1,428.48 ↓ -29%
humana medicare advantage $1,442.56 ↓ -28%
united healthcare medicare advantage $1,442.56 ↓ -28%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $1,442.56 ↓ -28%
optum care network medicare advantage $1,442.56 ↓ -28%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $1,442.56 ↓ -28%
signal health medicare advantage $1,482.90 ↓ -26%
multiplan medicare advantage $1,482.90 ↓ -26%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $1,482.90 ↓ -26%
regence medicare advantage $1,541.25 ↓ -23%
premera commercial $2,351.40 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,363.16 ↑ +18%
regence uniform medical plan $2,364.01 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $2,468.97 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $2,510.12 ↑ +26%
regence commercial $2,743.30 ↑ +37%
cigna commercial $2,893.79 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $2,893.79 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $3,135.20 ↑ +57%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $3,678.76 ↑ +84%

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R&l hrt cath chd nml nt cnj at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $3,754.12 – $11,405.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $3,754.12 – $8,784.65
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $9,224.60 $3,612.63 – $9,194.14
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $6,648.60 $2,887.40 – $6,683.36
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $8,584.80 $3,612.63 – $19,564.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $3,822.52 $3,691.92 – $8,565.26
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $8,352.40 $1,633.37 – $15,562.01
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $8,352.40 $1,671.14 – $15,562.01

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