Red blood cells leukocytes reduced each unit 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

$290.06

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.

$657.20

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.

$212.11 with CHPW vs $891.75 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
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $212.11 ↓ -27%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $212.11 ↓ -27%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $214.23 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $218.47 ↓ -25%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $218.47 ↓ -25%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $218.47 ↓ -25%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $224.65 ↓ -23%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $226.96 ↓ -22%
United Medicare|All Plans $229.08 ↓ -21%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $229.08 ↓ -21%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $414.04 ↑ +43%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $424.22 ↑ +46%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $446.90 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $473.19 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $479.76 ↑ +65%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $487.85 ↑ +68%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $496.34 ↑ +71%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $524.81 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $525.76 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $525.76 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $538.91 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $538.91 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $578.34 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $591.48 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $603.38 ↑ +108%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $745.28 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $823.54 ↑ +184%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $891.75 ↑ +207%

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Red blood cells leukocytes reduced each unit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $441.00 $184.91 – $203.40
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $156.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $276.00 $184.91 – $838.16
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $441.00 $184.91 – $678.06
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $276.00 $184.91 – $791.07
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $276.00 $184.91 – $838.16
Central Medical Center Seattle $242.40 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $410.80 $184.91 – $1,173.42

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