IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour 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

$431.39

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$977.43

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$245.54 with Kaiser vs $973.56 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

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 $245.54 ↓ -43%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $245.54 ↓ -43%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $248.00 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $252.91 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $252.91 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $252.91 ↓ -41%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $253.72 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $262.73 ↓ -39%
United Medicare|All Plans $265.18 ↓ -39%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $265.18 ↓ -39%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $491.08 ↑ +14%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $564.74 ↑ +31%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $574.56 ↑ +33%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $592.73 ↑ +37%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $615.79 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $664.66 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $681.46 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $703.75 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $713.53 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $781.95 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $781.95 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $801.50 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $801.50 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $841.73 ↑ +95%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $860.14 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $879.69 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $930.12 ↑ +116%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $973.56 ↑ +126%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $305.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $430.08 $246.31 – $863.58
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $366.10 $237.02 – $661.46
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $430.08 $246.31 – $836.02
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $430.08 $247.00 – $863.58
Central Medical Center Seattle $60.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $613.60 $246.31 – $1,144.70
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $305.20 not published

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