Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in Washington

Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $140 — 10% above the US median ($127), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $44 — — 101 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $60 $124 ★ 4/5 210 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $70 $239 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $76 $4 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $77 $150 — 150 min —
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $85 $54 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $97 $162 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $118 $55 — 132 min —
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $122 $88 — — —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $128 $334 ★ 4/5 161 min —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $136 $334 ★ 5/5 200 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $140 $334 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $144 — — 130 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $148 $334 ★ 3/5 211 min —
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $157 $148 ★ 5/5 193 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $166 $115 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $176 $241 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $184 $170 — 105 min —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $189 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $223 $223 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $316 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $331 $234 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $878 $47 — — —

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)
$248
Cash / self-pay
$140
Insurer-negotiated
$234
Medicare pays
$36
$71$297
Median cash $140  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $140 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $248 list price could save about $108 (44%).

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