Gallbladder scan (HIDA) cost in Washington

Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,313 — 11% below the US median ($1,471), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $614 $92 ★ 3/5 112 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $671 $714 ★ 3/5 251 min
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $813 ★ 3/5 150 min
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $907 $373 ★ 4/5 205 min
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $943 ★ 4/5 260 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $1,126 $680 ★ 4/5 204 min
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $1,143 $1,108 ★ 4/5 161 min
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $1,158 $933 ★ 3/5 180 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,158 $900 ★ 5/5 190 min
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,192 $1,130 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,192 $1,130 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,192 $1,151 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,192 $1,130 ★ 3/5 177 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $1,206 $1,108 ★ 5/5 200 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,244 $1,098 ★ 4/5 202 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,313 $1,110 ★ 3/5 211 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,360 $823 ★ 5/5 206 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $1,401 $1,049 ★ 5/5 193 min
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,494 $1,084 ★ 3/5 140 min
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $1,615 $990
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,650 $620 ★ 3/5 275 min
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,817 $2,229
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $1,976 $678 ★ 4/5 214 min
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $1,984 $1,984 ★ 4/5 235 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $1,987 130 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 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)
$2,979
Cash / self-pay
$1,313
Insurer-negotiated
$1,084
Medicare pays
$334
$907$3,059
Median cash $1,313  ·  Medicare $334  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,313 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($334). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($668).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,979 list price could save about $1,666 (56%).

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