Skin cancer lesion removal cost in Washington

Prices at 29 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $997 — 42% above the US median ($701), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $317 $413 150 min
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $444 $193 ★ 2/5 122 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $459 $648 ★ 4/5 204 min
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $491 $214 ★ 3/5 112 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $593 $458
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $611 130 min
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $640 $308 132 min
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $716 $716 ★ 3/5 143 min
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $846 $937 105 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $995 $751 ★ 3/5 251 min
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $1,000 $142 ★ 2/5 199 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,069 $766 ★ 5/5 206 min
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,984 $1,216 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,984 $1,216 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,984 $1,216 ★ 2/5 208 min
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,984 $1,216 ★ 3/5 140 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,984 $1,216 ★ 3/5 177 min
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $2,030 $1,167
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $4,014 $883 ★ 4/5 210 min
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $4,582 $884 ★ 4/5 214 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)
$1,125
Cash / self-pay
$997
Insurer-negotiated
$884
Medicare pays
$240
$458$2,229
Median cash $997  ·  Medicare $240  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $997 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($240). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($481).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,125 list price could save about $128 (11%).

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