MRI of the wrist cost in Washington

Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,030 — 6% below the US median ($2,155), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $662 $326 ★ 4/5 205 min
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $761 $402 150 min
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $1,038 $216 ★ 3/5 112 min
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $1,075 $1,063 ★ 2/5 199 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,267 $499 ★ 5/5 206 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $1,509 $1,268 ★ 3/5 251 min
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $1,589 $725 ★ 2/5 122 min
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,741 $815 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,741 $815 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,741 $815 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,741 $815 ★ 3/5 177 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $1,743 $520
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $1,792 $456 ★ 4/5 204 min
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $1,840 $756
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $1,868 ★ 4/5 260 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $2,006 130 min
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $2,054 101 min
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $2,075 ★ 3/5 142 min
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $2,171 $1,749 ★ 3/5 143 min
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $2,463 $1,916
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $2,475 $712 ★ 3/5 180 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $2,475 $691 ★ 5/5 190 min
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $2,569 $2,046
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $2,665 $3,505 ★ 4/5 235 min
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $2,673 ★ 3/5 150 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)
$3,135
Cash / self-pay
$2,030
Insurer-negotiated
$725
Medicare pays
$330
$1,094$3,108
Median cash $2,030  ·  Medicare $330  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,030 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($330). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($659).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,135 list price could save about $1,104 (35%).

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