Ultrasound dx ophth b-scan 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

$561.56

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.

$1,272.37

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.

$123.93 with Kaiser vs $1,145.14 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 Medicare|All Plans $123.93 ↓ -78%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $123.93 ↓ -78%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $125.17 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $127.65 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $127.65 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $127.65 ↓ -77%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $130.14 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $132.61 ↓ -76%
United Medicare|All Plans $133.84 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $133.84 ↓ -76%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $247.86 ↓ -56%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $285.04 ↓ -49%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $290.00 ↓ -48%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $304.03 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $349.54 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $431.76 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $477.10 ↓ -15%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $498.80 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $503.73 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $865.22 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|Sound Health $916.11 ↑ +63%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $928.84 ↑ +65%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,017.90 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,017.90 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,043.35 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,043.35 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,119.69 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,145.14 ↑ +104%

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Ultrasound dx ophth b-scan at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $617.28 $121.06 – $526.78
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $231.70 $116.50 – $403.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $617.28 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $617.28 $73.22 – $526.78
Central Medical Center Seattle $560.00 $107.00 – $107.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $136.50 $97.42 – $215.52
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $213.50 $92.34 – $376.53
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $301.08 $78.66 – $470.74

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