Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

$226.15

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$512.39

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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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$102.62 with Kaiser vs $461.16 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

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

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 $102.62 ↓ -55%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $102.62 ↓ -55%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $103.65 ↓ -54%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $105.70 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $105.70 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $105.70 ↓ -53%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $107.57 ↓ -52%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $109.80 ↓ -51%
United Medicare|All Plans $110.83 ↓ -51%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $110.83 ↓ -51%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $205.24 ↓ -9%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $236.03 ↑ +4%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $240.13 ↑ +6%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $251.29 ↑ +11%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $270.71 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $288.91 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $348.43 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $356.85 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $368.93 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $374.05 ↑ +65%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $394.32 ↑ +74%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $409.47 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $409.92 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $409.92 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $420.16 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $420.16 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $450.91 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $461.16 ↑ +104%

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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $264.48 $100.77 – $375.11
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $264.48 $100.77 – $363.14
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $264.48 $94.05 – $375.11
Central Medical Center Seattle $304.00 $89.00 – $89.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $206.96 $100.77 – $497.22
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $401.10 $80.52 – $179.41
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $268.80 $52.78 – $312.06
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $117.60 $103.82 – $282.81

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