HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) cost in Washington

Prices at 39 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $79 — 5% below the US median ($83), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $14 $15 102 min 14.9%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $17 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $37 $30 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Navos-Inpatient Services Seattle, WA $37 $41
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $37 $24 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $40 $24 148 min 14.8%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $40 $24 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $41 $25 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $41 $26 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $41 $26 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $41 $26 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $51 $38 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $60 102 min 14.9%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $64 $29 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $68 $29 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $70 $29 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $70 $30
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $72 $61
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $74 $29 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $79 $46 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $79 $80 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $82 $119 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $84 $26 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $86 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $90 $27 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%

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)
$137
Cash / self-pay
$79
Insurer-negotiated
$30
Medicare pays
$24
$37$131
Median cash $79  ·  Medicare $24  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $79 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($24). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($48).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $137 list price could save about $58 (43%).

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