Breast ultrasound (complete) cost in Washington

Prices at 30 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $429 — about the US median ($434), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $121 $112 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $253 $98 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $301 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $306 $306 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $307 $140 131 min 14.4%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $318 $72 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $325 $253 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $325 $253 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $325 $253 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $325 $253 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $333 $244 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $420 $420 ★ 4/5 238 min 14.5%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $421 102 min 14.9%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $429 $267 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $429 $242 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $434 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $438 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $438 $289 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $467 $113 148 min 14.8%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $475 $549
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $484 $411 14.0%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $501 128 min 14.9%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $509 $133 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $516 $128 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $559 $304 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%

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 June 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)
$751
Cash / self-pay
$429
Insurer-negotiated
$253
Medicare pays
$100
$305$565
Median cash $429  ·  Medicare $100  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $429 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($100). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($200).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $751 list price could save about $321 (43%).

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