X-ray of the knee (4+ views) cost in Washington

Prices at 34 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $374 — 13% above the US median ($331), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Three Rivers Hospital Brewster, WA $61 15.1%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $157 $58 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $224 $304
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $230 $98 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $249 $232 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $249 $232 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $249 $236 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $249 $232 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $273 $116 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $274 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $292 $63 131 min 14.4%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $300 $255 14.0%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $303 $129 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $312 $304 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $358 128 min 14.9%
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $368 $244
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $381 $528
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $397 $212 ★ 4/5 238 min 14.5%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $434 $267 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $434 $242 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $440 102 min 14.9%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $445 $289 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $455 $124 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $464 $158 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $479 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%

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 July 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)
$622
Cash / self-pay
$374
Insurer-negotiated
$212
Medicare pays
$49
$226$599
Median cash $374  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $374 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($99).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $622 list price could save about $248 (40%).

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