Prostate test (PSA) cost in Washington

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 5% above the US median ($92), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $35 $19 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $35 $19 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $35 $19 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $35 $19 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $35 $21 — — —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $59 $53 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $59 $61 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $71 $29 ★ 3/5 142 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $78 $62 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $82 $21 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $82 $22 ★ 5/5 190 min —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $84 $22 ★ 4/5 161 min —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $89 $22 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $90 $19 ★ 4/5 214 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $91 $22 ★ 4/5 202 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $96 $22 ★ 3/5 211 min —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $97 — — 101 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $97 $21 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $98 — — 130 min —
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $103 $52 ★ 5/5 193 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $106 $21 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $112 $156 ★ 3/5 112 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $115 $19 ★ 4/5 210 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $122 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $125 $32 — — —

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)
$170
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$22
Medicare pays
$18
$35$174
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $18  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $97 — about 5.3× the Medicare rate ($18). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($37).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $170 list price could save about $73 (43%).

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