Thyroid test (TSH) cost in Washington

Prices at 40 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $79 — 9% below the US median ($87), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $16 $16 131 min 14.4%
Navos-Inpatient Services Seattle, WA $30 $34
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $34 $18 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $34 $18 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $34 $18 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $34 $18 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $38 $17 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $50 $42
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $60 $21
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $67 102 min 14.9%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $67 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $69 $20 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $70 $56 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $72 $57 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $73 $20 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $74 $49 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $75 $20 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $76 $21 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $76 $21 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $79 $17 148 min 14.8%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $80 $20 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $83 $21 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $83 128 min 14.9%
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco, WA $84 $138 ★ 3/5 116 min 14.6%
Lourdes Counseling Center Richland, WA $84 $138

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)
$153
Cash / self-pay
$79
Insurer-negotiated
$21
Medicare pays
$17
$34$133
Median cash $79  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $79 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $153 list price could save about $73 (48%).

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