Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$4,826.26

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.

$10,935.25

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.

$6,889.21 with Cigna vs $44,669.31 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
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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 $6,889.21 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $7,435.97 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $7,873.38 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $7,982.74 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,748.20 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $8,748.20 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $8,966.91 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $8,966.91 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $9,623.02 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,841.73 ↑ +104%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $12,133.44 ↑ +151%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $12,133.44 ↑ +151%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $12,185.05 ↑ +152%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $12,254.77 ↑ +154%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +159%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +159%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $12,497.44 ↑ +159%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $12,982.78 ↑ +169%
United Medicare|All Plans $13,104.12 ↑ +172%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $13,104.12 ↑ +172%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $24,266.88 ↑ +403%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $24,564.86 ↑ +409%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $27,906.91 ↑ +478%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $28,392.25 ↑ +488%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $28,466.04 ↑ +490%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $32,727.51 ↑ +578%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $40,424.39 ↑ +738%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $44,669.31 ↑ +826%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $12,201.60 $7,277.00 – $37,395.46
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $11,128.60 $9,231.00 – $30,146.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $12,201.60 $7,277.00 – $28,803.62
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $12,201.60 $7,277.00 – $27,403.18
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $11,217.50 $1,014.49 – $21,913.80
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $10,575.76 $9,161.00 – $28,084.26
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $10,156.40 $2,914.39 – $33,386.28
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $10,156.40 $8,020.09 – $32,037.81

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