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Washington Hospital Price Report

What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Washington — drawn from 36 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.

The same procedure, wildly different prices

Even within Washington, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.

ProcedureTypical range (10th–90th pct)MedianHospitals
IUD Insertion$134 – $3,988$22629
Newborn Circumcision$257 – $5,092$3,38830
Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm)$227 – $4,058$2,43732
Urinalysis with Microscopy$3 – $54$532
Holter Monitor (24-48 Hour Heart Monitor)$82 – $1,170$52010
Knee Arthroscopy with Meniscectomy$590 – $8,253$5,89730
Cardiac Stress Test (Treadmill)$85 – $1,008$29412
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel$11 – $131$1734

Cash can beat the list price

The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Washington, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.

ProcedureCash (median)Gross / list (median)
CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring$82$232
Spirometry (Breathing Test)$203$545
Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber)$9,374$23,977
Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)$770$1,928
PET/CT Scan, Whole Body$3,640$8,754
Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation$21,489$51,094

The most expensive shoppable procedures in Washington

ProcedureMedian negotiatedHospitals
Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation$42,73524
Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior)$29,95123
Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior)$22,92325
Coronary Angioplasty with Stent$22,43821
Total Knee Replacement$20,84026
Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber)$18,44925

Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.

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