Hepatitis C test cost in Washington

Prices at 39 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 16% below the US median ($85), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Navos-Inpatient Services Seattle, WA $14 $16
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $16 $15 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $16 $15 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $16 $15 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $16 $15 ★ 3/5 177 min
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $21 ★ 4/5 260 min
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $26 $18
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $32 $28 132 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $36 $45 ★ 3/5 251 min
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $39 $56 ★ 3/5 112 min
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $43 $41 ★ 2/5 199 min
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $43 $36
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $55 $48 ★ 3/5 143 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $61 $48 ★ 5/5 206 min
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $64 $18 ★ 3/5 180 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $64 $18 ★ 5/5 190 min
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $68 $26
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $68 $17 ★ 4/5 161 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $69 $16 ★ 4/5 204 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $72 $17 ★ 5/5 200 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $73 130 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $74 $17 ★ 4/5 202 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $78 $17 ★ 3/5 211 min
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $82 $22 ★ 3/5 142 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $83 $42 ★ 5/5 193 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 September 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)
$149
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$18
Medicare pays
$14
$16$149
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $14  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($14). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $149 list price could save about $77 (52%).

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