Sec art mech thrmbc non-intracranial add-on 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

$3,858.66

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.

$7,566.00

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.

$9.63 with aetna vs $5,586.73 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
aetna medicare advantage hmo $9.63 ↓ -100%
first choice commercial $39.23 ↓ -99%
aetna medicare advantage $174.81 ↓ -95%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $207.31 ↓ -95%
united healthcare commercial $237.12 ↓ -94%
humana medicare advantage $242.28 ↓ -94%
optum care network medicare advantage $242.28 ↓ -94%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $242.28 ↓ -94%
united healthcare medicare advantage $242.28 ↓ -94%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $242.28 ↓ -94%
signal health medicare advantage $247.01 ↓ -94%
multiplan medicare advantage $247.01 ↓ -94%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $247.01 ↓ -94%
regence medicare advantage $255.84 ↓ -93%
regence uniform medical plan $442.16 ↓ -89%
premera commercial $523.25 ↓ -86%
confluence health medicare advantage $577.16 ↓ -85%
cigna commercial $782.95 ↓ -80%
kaiser health plan commercial $1,242.68 ↓ -68%
regence commercial $2,963.93 ↓ -23%
coventry - first health commercial $4,310.29 ↑ +12%
aetna commercial $4,497.00 ↑ +17%
cigna local plus $5,586.73 ↑ +45%

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Sec art mech thrmbc non-intracranial add-on at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,750.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,750.40 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,626.70 $13,212.00 – $13,212.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,750.40 $9,339.00 – $9,339.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $3,411.80 $6,522.00 – $6,522.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $6,865.60 $407.91 – $407.91
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,414.60 $3,379.00 – $3,379.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,642.68 $1,985.00 – $1,985.00

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