Kidney biopsy cost in Washington

Prices at 32 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,778 — 5% below the US median ($1,871), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $939 $660 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $1,057 $1,538 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $1,160 $1,160 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $1,280 $2,244 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,280 $2,274 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,490 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $1,611 $1,654 — 150 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,778 $3,244 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,778 $3,244 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,778 $3,222 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,778 $3,244 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,778 $3,380 — — —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $1,920 $2,160 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,973 $3,804 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,041 $1,542 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $2,417 $1,765 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $2,426 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $3,507 $3,507 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $3,924 — ★ 3/5 142 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $5,038 $2,060 ★ 4/5 210 min —
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $5,268 $2,062 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $5,378 $2,015 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $6,455 $3,368 ★ 2/5 199 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)
$4,444
Cash / self-pay
$1,778
Insurer-negotiated
$2,614
Medicare pays
$492
$1,184$5,222
Median cash $1,778  ·  Medicare $492  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,778 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($492). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,444 list price could save about $2,666 (60%).

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