Blood glucose test cost in Washington

Prices at 40 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $36 — 3% above the US median ($35), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $9 $5 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $9 $5 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $9 $5 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $9 $5 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $9 $5 — — —
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $12 $11 — — —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $17 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $17 $15 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $18 $5 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $18 $5 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco, WA $18 $34 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Lourdes Counseling Center Richland, WA $18 $34 — — —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $18 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $19 $16 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $26 $8 — — —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $31 $6 ★ 4/5 161 min —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $33 $6 ★ 5/5 200 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $34 $6 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $36 — — 130 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $36 $6 ★ 3/5 211 min —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $36 $11 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $36 — — 101 min —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $38 $27 — — —
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $38 $19 ★ 5/5 193 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $39 $5 ★ 3/5 140 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)
$52
Cash / self-pay
$36
Insurer-negotiated
$6
Medicare pays
$5
$9$64
Median cash $36  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $36 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $52 list price could save about $15 (30%).

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