Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$3,412.78

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.

$7,732.62

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.

$4,871.56 with Cigna vs $24,223.69 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,871.56 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $5,258.19 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $5,567.49 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $5,644.82 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $6,186.10 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $6,186.10 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,299.91 ↑ +85%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $6,299.91 ↑ +85%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $6,340.75 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,340.75 ↑ +86%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $6,362.91 ↑ +86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,488.91 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $6,488.91 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $6,488.91 ↑ +90%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $6,505.05 ↑ +91%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,740.90 ↑ +98%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $6,803.90 ↑ +99%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,803.90 ↑ +99%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $6,804.71 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,959.36 ↑ +104%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $12,599.82 ↑ +269%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $14,489.79 ↑ +325%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $14,741.79 ↑ +332%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $15,196.73 ↑ +345%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $17,471.74 ↑ +412%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $21,580.75 ↑ +532%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $23,846.92 ↑ +599%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $24,223.69 ↑ +610%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,928.00 $788.93 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13,007.04 $281.14 – $22,383.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $18,640.00 $5,406.00 – $5,406.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,597.40 $419.32 – $11,471.40
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,616.10 $207.68 – $17,051.86
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $19,433.40 $366.00 – $18,821.15

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