Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 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

$1,418.59

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,214.21

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.

$2,009.11 with Wellcare vs $7,534.01 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 $2,009.11 ↑ +42%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $2,009.73 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,009.73 ↑ +42%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,024.96 ↑ +43%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $2,029.83 ↑ +43%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $2,070.02 ↑ +46%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,070.02 ↑ +46%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $2,070.02 ↑ +46%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,150.41 ↑ +52%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,170.51 ↑ +53%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,170.51 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,185.67 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $2,314.24 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $2,346.38 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $2,571.37 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,571.37 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,635.66 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,635.66 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $2,828.51 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,892.79 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $4,019.46 ↑ +183%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $4,622.38 ↑ +226%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,693.59 ↑ +231%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $4,702.77 ↑ +232%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $5,396.23 ↑ +280%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $6,665.34 ↑ +370%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $7,365.26 ↑ +419%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,534.01 ↑ +431%

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Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,999.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $3,877.44 $2,061.10 – $6,967.07
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,081.10 $1,983.42 – $5,047.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $3,877.44 $2,061.10 – $6,709.56
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $3,877.44 $2,066.89 – $6,967.07
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $345.10 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,886.00 $1,113.76 – $7,113.59
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $1,900.80 $2,123.39 – $5,282.52

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