Lumbar diskogram s&i at St. Michael Medical Center
1800 NW Myhre Rd, Silverdale, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1518912609
$2,934.15
Cash price 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.
$6,648.14
Gross charge 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.
$2,275.80 with CHPW vs $8,471.71 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CHPW | Medicare|All Plans | $2,275.80 | ↓ -22% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $2,275.80 | ↓ -22% |
| Wellcare | Medicare|All Plans | $2,285.54 | ↓ -22% |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $2,298.56 | ↓ -22% |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $2,344.07 | ↓ -20% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $2,344.07 | ↓ -20% |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $2,344.07 | ↓ -20% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $2,435.11 | ↓ -17% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $2,457.86 | ↓ -16% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $2,457.86 | ↓ -16% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $4,188.33 | ↑ +43% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $4,520.74 | ↑ +54% |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $4,551.60 | ↑ +55% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Sound Health | $4,786.67 | ↑ +63% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $4,853.15 | ↑ +65% |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $5,234.34 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Commercial|WEA | $5,318.52 | ↑ +81% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,318.52 | ↑ +81% |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $5,325.37 | ↑ +81% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $5,339.34 | ↑ +82% |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $5,451.48 | ↑ +86% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,451.48 | ↑ +86% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $5,850.37 | ↑ +99% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $5,983.33 | ↑ +104% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $6,138.66 | ↑ +109% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $7,582.34 | ↑ +158% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $8,378.55 | ↑ +186% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $8,471.71 | ↑ +189% |
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Lumbar diskogram s&i at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $6,099.36 | $2,261.24 – $8,373.23 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $6,276.20 | $774.09 – $5,537.94 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $6,099.36 | $2,261.24 – $8,063.75 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $6,099.36 | $296.84 – $8,373.23 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle | $6,720.00 | $1,953.00 – $1,953.00 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | $1,850.10 | $411.43 – $4,025.62 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $2,331.00 | $192.76 – $6,378.79 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $4,657.80 | $359.11 – $6,612.78 |