MRI of the wrist cost in Washington

Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,937 — 10% below the US median ($2,155), roughly 5.9× 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 $1,672 $905 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,672 $905 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,672 $871 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,672 $905 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,672 $1,546 — — —
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 —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $2,425 $670 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $2,425 $651 ★ 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 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)
$3,135
Cash / self-pay
$1,937
Insurer-negotiated
$725
Medicare pays
$330
$1,094$3,108
Median cash $1,937  ·  Medicare $330  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,937 — about 5.9× 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 $1,197 (38%).

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