Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$6,422.58

Cash price

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$14,552.19

Gross charge

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

$8,325.45 with Kaiser vs $31,174.75 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $8,325.45 ↑ +30%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $8,325.45 ↑ +30%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $8,408.70 ↑ +31%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $8,468.53 ↑ +32%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $8,575.21 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $8,575.21 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $8,575.21 ↑ +34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $8,908.23 ↑ +39%
United Medicare|All Plans $8,991.49 ↑ +40%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $8,991.49 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $9,167.88 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $9,895.49 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $10,477.58 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $10,623.10 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $11,641.76 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $11,641.76 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $11,932.80 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11,932.80 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $12,805.93 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,096.98 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $16,650.90 ↑ +159%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $19,148.54 ↑ +198%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $19,481.55 ↑ +203%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $19,783.72 ↑ +208%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $22,745.41 ↑ +254%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $28,094.68 ↑ +337%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $31,044.87 ↑ +383%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $31,174.75 ↑ +385%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $20,459.60 $5,419.00 – $20,578.67
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $28,055.35
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
Central Medical Center Seattle $17,040.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $15,257.90 $6,339.19 – $14,958.96
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $14,243.60 $861.14 – $22,193.03
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $18,727.10 $2,985.00 – $21,225.54

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