Tissue culture placenta 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

$518.29

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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$1,174.33

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.

$150.30 with CHPW vs $1,056.90 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
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $150.30 ↓ -71%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $150.30 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $150.30 ↓ -71%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $151.80 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $154.81 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $154.81 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $157.82 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $160.82 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $162.32 ↓ -69%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $162.32 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $162.32 ↓ -69%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $225.45 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $263.03 ↓ -49%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $300.60 ↓ -42%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $345.69 ↓ -33%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $351.70 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $381.76 ↓ -26%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $472.72 ↓ -9%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $798.55 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $845.52 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $857.27 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $939.47 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $939.47 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $962.96 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $962.96 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,033.42 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,056.90 ↑ +104%

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Tissue culture placenta at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $556.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $808.80 $135.27 – $706.41
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,892.80 $150.30 – $541.08
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $808.80 $135.27 – $683.87
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $808.80 $135.27 – $706.41
Central Medical Center Seattle $676.00 $406.00 – $406.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $532.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $247.80 $150.30 – $278.06

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