Bx of breast open 19101 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

$2,961.14

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.

$6,709.29

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.

$4,226.86 with Cigna vs $16,540.92 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 $4,226.86 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,462.72 ↑ +51%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $4,462.72 ↑ +51%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $4,507.35 ↑ +52%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $4,512.10 ↑ +52%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $4,562.32 ↑ +54%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,596.60 ↑ +55%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $4,596.60 ↑ +55%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $4,596.60 ↑ +55%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,775.11 ↑ +61%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,819.74 ↑ +63%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,819.74 ↑ +63%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $4,830.69 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $4,897.79 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $5,367.44 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,367.44 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $5,501.62 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,501.62 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $5,904.18 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,038.37 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $8,925.44 ↑ +201%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $10,264.26 ↑ +247%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $10,442.76 ↑ +253%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $10,540.91 ↑ +256%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $12,118.92 ↑ +309%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $14,969.04 ↑ +406%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $16,202.35 ↑ +447%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $16,540.92 ↑ +459%

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Bx of breast open 19101 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,940.48 $4,534.03 – $14,753.91
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,940.48 $4,534.03 – $14,208.59
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,940.48 $4,546.75 – $14,753.91
Central Medical Center Seattle $8,320.80 not published
St. Anne Hospital Burien $2,048.72 $2,885.00 – $6,038.37
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $2,040.63 $4,830.69 – $9,353.91
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $8,575.20 $970.79 – $18,794.97
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $8,575.20 $993.24 – $18,794.97

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