Vaccine pneumonococcal conjugate 15 valent (pcv15) im 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

$111.05

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$217.74

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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.

$130.64 with premera vs $174.19 with coventry - first health — 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
premera commercial $130.64 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $131.30 ↑ +18%
aetna commercial $137.18 ↑ +24%
first choice commercial $139.46 ↑ +26%
regence commercial $152.42 ↑ +37%
regence uniform medical plan $152.42 ↑ +37%
cigna local plus $160.78 ↑ +45%
cigna commercial $160.78 ↑ +45%
coventry - first health commercial $174.19 ↑ +57%

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Vaccine pneumonococcal conjugate 15 valent (pcv15) im at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $270.82 – $270.82
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $270.82 – $270.82
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,721.95 $270.82 – $270.82
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,721.95 $270.82 – $270.82
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $182.00 $270.82 – $270.82
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $567.20 $74.44 – $456.57
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $430.80 $76.14 – $414.64
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $430.80 $77.90 – $414.64

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →