Chromosome study additional 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

$164.07

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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$371.73

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.

$34.43 with Kaiser vs $334.56 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $34.43 ↓ -79%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $34.43 ↓ -79%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $34.43 ↓ -79%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $34.77 ↓ -79%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $35.46 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $35.46 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $36.15 ↓ -78%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $36.84 ↓ -78%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $37.18 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $37.18 ↓ -77%
United Medicare|All Plans $37.18 ↓ -77%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $51.65 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $60.25 ↓ -63%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $68.86 ↓ -58%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $79.19 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $80.57 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $87.45 ↓ -47%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $110.52 ↓ -33%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $252.78 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $267.65 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $271.37 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $297.39 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $297.39 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $304.82 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $304.82 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $327.13 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $334.56 ↑ +104%

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Chromosome study additional at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $940.80 $30.99 – $161.82
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $298.20 $34.43 – $123.95
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $940.80 $30.99 – $156.66
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $940.80 $30.99 – $161.82
Central Medical Center Seattle $154.40 $95.00 – $95.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $58.08 $34.43 – $154.94
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,019.20 $34.43 – $144.61
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $79.20 $29.39 – $62.42

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