Ultrasound doppler velocimetry fetal umbilical artery 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

$307.02

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$602.00

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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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$1.36 with first choice vs $392.34 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.

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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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 $1.36 ↓ -100%
confluence health medicare advantage $45.08 ↓ -85%
humana medicare advantage $48.99 ↓ -84%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $48.99 ↓ -84%
united healthcare medicare advantage $48.99 ↓ -84%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $48.99 ↓ -84%
optum care network medicare advantage $48.99 ↓ -84%
united healthcare commercial $49.35 ↓ -84%
multiplan medicare advantage $51.23 ↓ -83%
signal health medicare advantage $51.23 ↓ -83%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $51.23 ↓ -83%
regence medicare advantage $53.24 ↓ -83%
aetna medicare advantage $57.69 ↓ -81%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $71.77 ↓ -77%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $81.57 ↓ -73%
regence uniform medical plan $83.80 ↓ -73%
premera commercial $99.17 ↓ -68%
regence commercial $111.22 ↓ -64%
coventry - first health commercial $133.00 ↓ -57%
cigna commercial $162.94 ↓ -47%
aetna commercial $185.51 ↓ -40%
kaiser health plan commercial $187.47 ↓ -39%
cigna local plus $392.34 ↑ +28%

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Ultrasound doppler velocimetry fetal umbilical artery at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $214.08 $121.06 – $526.78
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $214.08 $121.06 – $509.96
Central Medical Center Seattle $364.80 $107.00 – $107.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $381.50 $116.50 – $403.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $214.08 $85.71 – $526.78
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $288.60 $121.06 – $698.26
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $246.40 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $398.30 $97.42 – $215.52

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