Spirometry (lung function test) cost in Washington

Prices at 37 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $229 — 6% below the US median ($245), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $49 $53 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $68 $11 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $104 $75 14.9%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $148 128 min 14.9%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $168 $351 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $173 $76 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $176 $176 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $177 $351 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $183 $345 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $183 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $186 $40 131 min 14.4%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $189 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $192 $239
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $193 $355 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $198 $219 ★ 4/5 238 min 14.5%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $205 $171 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $229 $316 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $229 $316 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $229 $322 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $229 $315 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $229 $316 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $240 $408
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $265 $270 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $268 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $273 $256 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%

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 August 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)
$429
Cash / self-pay
$229
Insurer-negotiated
$269
Medicare pays
$30
$158$375
Median cash $229  ·  Medicare $30  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $229 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($30). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($59).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $429 list price could save about $200 (47%).

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