Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp 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

$108.76

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.

$246.42

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.

$28.54 with Kaiser vs $221.78 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 $28.54 ↓ -74%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $28.54 ↓ -74%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $28.83 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $29.40 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $29.40 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $29.40 ↓ -73%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $30.54 ↓ -72%
United Medicare|All Plans $30.82 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $30.82 ↓ -72%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $35.25 ↓ -68%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $57.08 ↓ -48%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $65.64 ↓ -40%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $66.78 ↓ -39%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $82.34 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $94.67 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $106.72 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $116.94 ↑ +8%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $117.64 ↑ +8%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $129.22 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $167.57 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $177.43 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $179.89 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $197.14 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $197.14 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $202.07 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $202.07 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $216.85 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $221.78 ↑ +104%

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Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $35.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $76.80 $33.49 – $108.05
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $76.80 $33.49 – $104.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $76.80 $33.59 – $108.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $497.60 $25.00 – $25.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $80.50 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $67.20 $32.23 – $235.86
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $83.20 $32.94 – $127.40

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