Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at St. Michael Medical Center

1800 NW Myhre Rd, Silverdale, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1518912609

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$5,398.19

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$12,231.14

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$7,705.62 with Cigna vs $44,669.31 with BCBS - Premera — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $7,705.62 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $8,317.18 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $8,806.43 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $8,928.74 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $9,784.92 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $9,784.92 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $10,029.54 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,029.54 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $10,763.41 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11,008.03 ↑ +104%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $12,133.44 ↑ +125%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $12,133.44 ↑ +125%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $12,185.05 ↑ +126%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $12,254.77 ↑ +127%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +132%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +132%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +132%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $12,982.78 ↑ +141%
United Medicare|All Plans $13,104.12 ↑ +143%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $13,104.12 ↑ +143%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $24,266.88 ↑ +350%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $24,564.86 ↑ +355%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $27,906.91 ↑ +417%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $28,392.25 ↑ +426%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $28,466.04 ↑ +427%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $32,727.51 ↑ +506%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $40,424.39 ↑ +649%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $44,669.31 ↑ +727%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $14,797.92 $7,277.00 – $37,395.46
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $12,875.80 $11,845.30 – $30,146.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $14,797.92 $7,277.00 – $28,803.62
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $14,797.92 $7,277.00 – $27,403.18
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $9,884.00 $9,121.22 – $21,913.80
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,373.10 $861.69 – $21,913.80
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $12,131.70 $11,845.30 – $31,093.90
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $8,882.64 $10,898.00 – $28,084.26

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →