Removal of arm artery clot 34111 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

$7,725.99

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$15,149.00

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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.

$17.49 with first choice vs $11,186.02 with cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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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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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 $17.49 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $18.52 ↓ -100%
aetna medicare advantage $30.96 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $127.01 ↓ -98%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $244.27 ↓ -97%
united healthcare commercial $592.45 ↓ -92%
humana medicare advantage $597.51 ↓ -92%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $597.51 ↓ -92%
united healthcare medicare advantage $597.51 ↓ -92%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $597.51 ↓ -92%
optum care network medicare advantage $597.51 ↓ -92%
signal health medicare advantage $612.37 ↓ -92%
multiplan medicare advantage $612.37 ↓ -92%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $612.37 ↓ -92%
regence medicare advantage $639.22 ↓ -92%
regence uniform medical plan $1,097.58 ↓ -86%
premera commercial $1,298.88 ↓ -83%
regence commercial $1,456.65 ↓ -81%
coventry - first health commercial $1,671.20 ↓ -78%
cigna commercial $1,956.22 ↓ -75%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,946.46 ↓ -62%
aetna commercial $9,543.87 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $11,186.02 ↑ +45%

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Removal of arm artery clot 34111 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $26,120.50 $1,011.46 – $17,051.86
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $6,200.75 – $6,820.83
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $5,419.00 – $15,780.92
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $6,461.70 – $22,383.45
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $6,443.62 – $26,887.71

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