Breath test analysis c-14 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

$335.26

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.

$759.62

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.

$94.41 with CHPW vs $683.66 with MultiPlan — 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
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $94.41 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $94.41 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $94.41 ↓ -72%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $95.35 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $97.24 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $97.24 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $99.13 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $101.02 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $101.96 ↓ -70%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $101.96 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $101.96 ↓ -70%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $141.62 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $165.22 ↓ -51%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $188.82 ↓ -44%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $217.14 ↓ -35%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $220.92 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $239.80 ↓ -28%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $432.36 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $444.95 ↑ +33%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $516.55 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $546.93 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $554.53 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $607.70 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $607.70 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $622.89 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $622.89 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $668.47 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $683.66 ↑ +104%

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Breath test analysis c-14 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
St. Anne Hospital Burien $231.96 $94.41 – $683.66
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $231.04 $94.41 – $569.72
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $251.59 $94.41 – $569.72
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $268.43 $94.41 – $683.66
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $264.69 $23.55 – $1,226.44

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