CT scan of the head without contrast cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,290 — 9% above the US median ($1,186), roughly 12.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $644 $267 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $644 $242 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $648 $392 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $648 $392 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $648 $392 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $648 $392 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $648 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $679 $184 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $708 $140 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $834 $85 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $850 $723 14.0%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $872 $596
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,033 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $1,085 $98 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $1,139 $1,139 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $1,191 $131 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,191 $128 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $1,192 $200
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $1,290 $304 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $1,310 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $1,326 $255 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $1,341 128 min 14.9%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $1,392 $133 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $1,399 $255 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $1,430 $145

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,833
Cash / self-pay
$1,290
Insurer-negotiated
$255
Medicare pays
$107
$648$1,708
Median cash $1,290  ·  Medicare $107  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,290 — about 12.1× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,833 list price could save about $543 (30%).

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