Chest fluid drain (thoracentesis) cost in Washington

Prices at 27 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$1,302
Chargemaster (median)
$2,797
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$1,072
Medicare pays
$311

Typical cash range: $765 – $2,665.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurer
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $222 $278
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $642 $161
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $740 $1,454
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $781 $1,454
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $806 $1,454
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $851 $1,454
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $879 $586
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $908 $766
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,119 $1,072
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $1,119 $1,072
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $1,210 —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,302 $1,349
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,302 $1,373
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,302 $1,349
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,302 $1,349
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $1,375 $1,378
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,386 $673
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,392 $1,447
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $1,570 —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,706 $2,778
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $2,185 $706
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $2,240 $998
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $2,387 —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $2,464 —
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $2,968 $783

Source: hospitals’ machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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