Rmvl tv pm lead dual 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

$4,466.07

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.

$8,757.00

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.

$18.78 with first choice vs $6,466.17 with cigna — 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 $18.78 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $93.59 ↓ -98%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $208.45 ↓ -95%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $282.88 ↓ -94%
aetna medicare advantage $302.14 ↓ -93%
united healthcare commercial $654.26 ↓ -85%
humana medicare advantage $660.21 ↓ -85%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $660.21 ↓ -85%
united healthcare medicare advantage $660.21 ↓ -85%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $660.21 ↓ -85%
optum care network medicare advantage $660.21 ↓ -85%
signal health medicare advantage $676.32 ↓ -85%
multiplan medicare advantage $676.32 ↓ -85%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $676.32 ↓ -85%
regence medicare advantage $705.91 ↓ -84%
regence uniform medical plan $1,179.50 ↓ -74%
premera commercial $1,395.83 ↓ -69%
regence commercial $1,565.38 ↓ -65%
coventry - first health commercial $1,781.54 ↓ -60%
cigna commercial $2,160.32 ↓ -52%
kaiser health plan commercial $2,949.56 ↓ -34%
aetna commercial $5,516.91 ↑ +24%
cigna local plus $6,466.17 ↑ +45%

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Rmvl tv pm lead dual at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,626.56 $4,327.36 – $14,024.85
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,626.56 $4,327.36 – $13,577.25
Central Medical Center Seattle $9,351.20 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,293.10 $4,164.26 – $10,598.04
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,626.56 $4,339.50 – $14,024.85
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,676.80 $3,479.71 – $13,547.41
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $4,607.40 $1,083.74 – $11,070.68
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,853.24 $4,255.66 – $11,637.64

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