CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) cost in Washington

Prices at 24 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,033 — 5% below the US median ($1,084), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $649 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $918 $714 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $927 $849 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $932 $555 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $983 $555 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,015 $550 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,033 $884 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,033 $884 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,033 $884 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,033 $884 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,071 $567 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $1,142 $914 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $1,541 $298 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,541 $283 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,735 $1,869
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,976 $840 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $2,018 $2,018 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $5,062 $4,303 14.0%

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 July 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)
$2,582
Cash / self-pay
$1,033
Insurer-negotiated
$716
Medicare pays
$835
$924$1,989
Median cash $1,033  ·  Medicare $835  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,033 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($835). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,670).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,582 list price could save about $1,549 (60%).

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