Rmv&rplcmt phrnc nrv stim pg 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

$23,305.47

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.

$45,697.00

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.

$404.66 with united healthcare vs $112,234.41 with united healthcare — 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
united healthcare medicare advantage $404.66 ↓ -98%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $404.66 ↓ -98%
humana medicare advantage $404.66 ↓ -98%
optum care network medicare advantage $404.66 ↓ -98%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $404.66 ↓ -98%
signal health medicare advantage $411.96 ↓ -98%
multiplan medicare advantage $411.96 ↓ -98%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $411.96 ↓ -98%
cigna commercial $1,308.03 ↓ -94%
aetna commercial $12,900.00 ↓ -45%
premera commercial $27,418.20 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $27,555.29 ↑ +18%
regence medicare advantage $28,215.13 ↑ +21%
first choice commercial $29,268.93 ↑ +26%
regence uniform medical plan $31,987.90 ↑ +37%
regence commercial $31,987.90 ↑ +37%
cigna local plus $33,742.66 ↑ +45%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $34,190.10 ↑ +47%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $34,853.98 ↑ +50%
coventry - first health commercial $36,557.60 ↑ +57%
united healthcare commercial $112,234.41 ↑ +382%

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Rmv&rplcmt phrnc nrv stim pg at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $16,324.80 $7,277.00 – $108,556.54
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $16,324.80 $7,277.00 – $83,614.98
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $16,324.80 $7,277.00 – $79,549.59
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $5,419.00 – $87,512.64
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $23,717.40 – $66,105.86
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $2,443.00 – $89,257.73
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla not published $16,398.00 – $63,614.29

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