Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast 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

$451.08

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.

$1,022.05

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.

$281.71 with Kaiser vs $1,100.58 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $281.71 ↓ -38%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $281.71 ↓ -38%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $284.53 ↓ -37%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $290.06 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $290.16 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $290.16 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $290.16 ↓ -36%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $301.43 ↓ -33%
United Medicare|All Plans $304.25 ↓ -33%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $304.25 ↓ -33%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $563.42 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $643.90 ↑ +43%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $647.93 ↑ +44%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $659.20 ↑ +46%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $677.62 ↑ +50%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $695.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $735.88 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $746.10 ↑ +65%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $779.07 ↑ +73%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $817.64 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $817.64 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $838.09 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $838.09 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $899.41 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $919.85 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $962.28 ↑ +113%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,063.32 ↑ +136%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,100.58 ↑ +144%

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Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $782.40 $276.30 – $1,095.29
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $551.60 $265.88 – $838.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $782.40 $276.30 – $1,060.33
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $782.40 $277.07 – $1,095.29
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $220.50 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $630.00 $217.13 – $491.89
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $407.40 $58.46 – $911.19
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $576.10 $265.88 – $3,379.00

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