Voiding pressure study/intra-abd 51797 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

$161.16

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.

$316.00

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.

$5.52 with first choice vs $252.80 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
first choice commercial $5.52 ↓ -97%
confluence health medicare advantage $18.39 ↓ -89%
aetna medicare advantage $21.92 ↓ -86%
aetna medicare advantage ppo $37.27 ↓ -77%
premera commercial $189.60 ↑ +18%
kaiser health plan commercial $190.55 ↑ +18%
humana medicare advantage $191.11 ↑ +19%
humana choicecare medicare advantage $191.11 ↑ +19%
united healthcare medicare advantage $191.11 ↑ +19%
kaiser foundation hp medicare $191.11 ↑ +19%
optum care network medicare advantage $191.11 ↑ +19%
aetna medicare advantage hmo $191.25 ↑ +19%
aetna commercial $199.08 ↑ +24%
united healthcare commercial $220.30 ↑ +37%
regence commercial $221.20 ↑ +37%
regence uniform medical plan $221.20 ↑ +37%
multiplan medicare advantage $224.57 ↑ +39%
signal health medicare advantage $224.57 ↑ +39%
premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo $224.57 ↑ +39%
cigna commercial $233.33 ↑ +45%
cigna local plus $233.33 ↑ +45%
regence medicare advantage $237.69 ↑ +47%
coventry - first health commercial $252.80 ↑ +57%

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Voiding pressure study/intra-abd 51797 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $409.92 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $409.92 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $463.40 $13,212.00 – $13,212.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $409.92 $9,339.00 – $9,339.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $552.40 $49.98 – $53.98
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $552.40 $51.14 – $55.23
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $552.40 $53.79 – $79.69
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $552.40 $49.98 – $53.98

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