Pr incision & drainage abscess vulva/perineal 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

$555.55

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.

$1,258.75

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.

$354.51 with Kaiser vs $1,392.13 with BCBS - Premera — 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 $354.51 ↓ -36%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $354.51 ↓ -36%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $358.06 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $365.15 ↓ -34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $365.15 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $365.15 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $379.33 ↓ -32%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $379.75 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|All Plans $382.87 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $382.87 ↓ -31%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $709.02 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $793.02 ↑ +43%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $815.37 ↑ +47%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $829.55 ↑ +49%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $855.95 ↑ +54%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $887.15 ↑ +60%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $906.30 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $918.89 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,007.00 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,007.00 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,019.96 ↑ +84%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,032.18 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,032.18 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,107.70 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,132.88 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,259.84 ↑ +127%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,376.01 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,392.13 ↑ +151%

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Pr incision & drainage abscess vulva/perineal at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $191.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $989.28 $352.87 – $1,272.38
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,002.40 $339.57 – $864.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $989.28 $352.87 – $1,231.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $989.28 $353.86 – $1,272.38
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $820.56 $352.87 – $1,583.71
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $191.10 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $583.10 $284.26 – $1,229.07

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