Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Washington

Prices at 32 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $712 — 22% below the US median ($912), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $277 $571 148 min 14.8%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $313 $418 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $315 $619 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $315 $614 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $394 $180 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $456 $568
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $536 $1,044 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $575 $76 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $666 $1,333
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $700 $155 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $712 $1,132 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $712 $1,132 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $712 $1,132 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $712 $1,132 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $914 $730 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $923 $648 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $1,162 $912 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $1,355 $114 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $1,672 $44 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,705 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $2,133 128 min 14.9%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $2,593 $890 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $3,441 $231 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $5,527 $105

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)
$1,559
Cash / self-pay
$712
Insurer-negotiated
$810
Medicare pays
$99
$315$2,455
Median cash $712  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $712 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,559 list price could save about $847 (54%).

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