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

$3,631.88

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.

$8,229.06

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.

$4,095.34 with Wellcare vs $16,693.12 with Kaiser — 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
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $4,095.34 ↑ +13%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,112.84 ↑ +13%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $4,112.84 ↑ +13%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $4,153.97 ↑ +14%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $4,236.23 ↑ +17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,236.23 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $4,236.23 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,400.74 ↑ +21%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,441.87 ↑ +22%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,441.87 ↑ +22%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $5,184.31 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $5,595.77 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $5,924.93 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $6,007.22 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $6,583.25 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $6,583.25 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $6,747.83 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,747.83 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $7,241.58 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,406.16 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $8,225.68 ↑ +126%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $9,459.53 ↑ +160%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $9,567.30 ↑ +163%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $9,624.05 ↑ +165%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $10,999.56 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $13,586.42 ↑ +274%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $15,013.12 ↑ +313%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $16,693.12 ↑ +360%

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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 $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $22,774.72
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,720.90 $6,949.39 – $18,359.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $17,542.08
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $16,689.18
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,294.20 $5,081.00 – $18,936.92
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $5,591.04 $7,270.79 – $17,103.98
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $6,924.00 $2,914.39 – $20,333.03
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $6,924.00 $5,159.02 – $12,947.67

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