Screening colonoscopy cost in Washington

Prices at 50 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,027 — 16% below the US median ($1,223), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $374 $468 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale, WA $430 $920 102 min 14.9%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $431 $189 14.0%
Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA $486 $243
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $616 $2,153 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $636 $205 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax, WA $650 $165 ★ 5/5 156 min 14.5%
Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA $689 $288 ★ 2/5 14.8%
Kittitas Valley Community Hospital Ellensburg, WA $697 $348 131 min 14.7%
Three Rivers Hospital Brewster, WA $746 $894 15.1%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $757 $684 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Lincoln Hospital Davenport, WA $800 $165 15.1%
Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA $986 $190 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.7%
Trios Health Kennewick, WA $993 $973 ★ 2/5 168 min 14.1%
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue, WA $1,062 $2,770 ★ 2/5 176 min 14.8%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $1,366 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $1,415 102 min 14.9%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $1,776 $1,161 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,795 $1,134 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $1,815 $1,160 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $1,869 $468 131 min 14.4%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,999 $646 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $2,054 $937 14.9%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,185 $868 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $2,219 128 min 14.9%

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)
$1,986
Cash / self-pay
$1,027
Insurer-negotiated
$1,160
Medicare pays
$378
$469$2,285
Median cash $1,027  ·  Medicare $378  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,027 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($378). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,986 list price could save about $958 (48%).

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