Drug screen (urine) cost in Washington

Prices at 39 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $143 — 26% above the US median ($113), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $37 $50 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $43 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $43 $113 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Navos-Inpatient Services Seattle, WA $46 — — — —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $46 $53 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $51 $63 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $51 $63 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $51 $63 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $51 $63 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $51 $67 — — —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $51 $45 — — —
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $75 $27 ★ 3/5 142 min —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $75 — — 101 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $76 $68 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $84 $61 — — —
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $89 $20 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $110 $36 ★ 4/5 204 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $119 $62 ★ 4/5 210 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $138 $62 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $147 $40 — — —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $153 $68 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $153 $68 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $153 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $157 $183 — 105 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $160 — — 130 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)
$187
Cash / self-pay
$143
Insurer-negotiated
$63
Medicare pays
$17
$46$222
Median cash $143  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $143 — about 8.3× 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 $187 list price could save about $44 (24%).

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