BNP (heart failure) test cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $157 — about the US median ($158), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $41 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $111 $39 — 150 min —
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $118 — — — —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $121 $47 ★ 4/5 161 min —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $128 $47 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $131 $41 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $131 $41 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $131 $40 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $131 $41 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $131 $45 — — —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $132 $131 ★ 5/5 206 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $132 $47 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $133 $39 ★ 4/5 205 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $139 $47 ★ 3/5 211 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $140 — — 130 min —
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $148 $76 ★ 5/5 193 min —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $150 $45 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $150 $46 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $150 $150 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $165 $114 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $167 $243 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $167 $133 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $193 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $216 $150 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $247 $44 ★ 4/5 204 min —

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 October 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)
$329
Cash / self-pay
$157
Insurer-negotiated
$47
Medicare pays
$39
$126$345
Median cash $157  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $157 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $329 list price could save about $171 (52%).

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