Kidney ultrasound cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $489 — about the US median ($502), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $82 $44 ★ 3/5 112 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $243 $141 ★ 3/5 251 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $303 $181
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $352 $269 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $352 $269 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $352 $269 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $352 $269 ★ 3/5 177 min
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $359 $222
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $374 ★ 4/5 260 min
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $403 $386 ★ 4/5 235 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $415 $129 ★ 5/5 206 min
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $426 $247 ★ 4/5 161 min
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $429 $267 ★ 3/5 180 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $429 $242 ★ 5/5 190 min
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $440 101 min
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $446 $140 ★ 3/5 143 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $449 $247 ★ 5/5 200 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $464 $244 ★ 4/5 202 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $489 $248 ★ 3/5 211 min
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $501 $98 ★ 4/5 205 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $511 130 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $522 $337 ★ 5/5 193 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $525 $131 ★ 4/5 204 min
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $527 $124 ★ 3/5 275 min
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $554 $289 ★ 3/5 140 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)
$880
Cash / self-pay
$489
Insurer-negotiated
$244
Medicare pays
$84
$352$701
Median cash $489  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $489 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $880 list price could save about $390 (44%).

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