Rmvl perq right heart vad 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

$1,673.23

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.

$3,791.16

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.

$1,743.94 with Kaiser vs $3,412.05 with MultiPlan — 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 Commercial|All Plans $1,743.94 ↑ +4%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $2,085.14 ↑ +25%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $2,274.70 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $2,274.70 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $2,274.70 ↑ +36%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $2,388.44 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,577.99 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $2,729.64 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $2,767.55 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,032.93 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $3,032.93 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $3,108.76 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,108.76 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $3,336.23 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,412.05 ↑ +104%

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Rmvl perq right heart vad at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $433.30 $5,419.00 – $5,419.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,822.80 not published
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $202.28 $7,246.00 – $7,246.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,832.80 $2,500.00 – $2,500.00
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $4,138.40 not published
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,157.66 $1,630.20 – $3,412.05
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,153.08 $1,592.29 – $2,843.37
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,796.00 $2,500.00 – $2,500.00

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