Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 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

$214.37

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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.

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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$485.71

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.

$306.00 with Cigna vs $1,285.28 with BCBS - Premera — 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

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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $306.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $330.29 ↑ +54%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $344.02 ↑ +60%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $344.02 ↑ +60%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $347.46 ↑ +62%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $349.72 ↑ +63%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $350.60 ↑ +64%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $354.34 ↑ +65%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $354.34 ↑ +65%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $354.34 ↑ +65%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $354.57 ↑ +65%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $368.10 ↑ +72%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $371.54 ↑ +73%
United Medicare|All Plans $371.54 ↑ +73%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $388.57 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $388.57 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $398.29 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $398.29 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $427.43 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $437.14 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $688.04 ↑ +221%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $791.25 ↑ +269%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $805.01 ↑ +276%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $819.06 ↑ +282%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $941.67 ↑ +339%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,163.14 ↑ +443%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,281.42 ↑ +498%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,285.28 ↑ +500%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $233.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,230.32
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $714.00 $342.05 – $870.52
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,191.05
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $825.60 $356.44 – $1,230.32
Central Medical Center Seattle $720.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $747.24 $355.45 – $1,531.35
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $279.30 not published

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