Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $416.16 to $761.60, with a median of $705.60. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $289.44 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $586.40 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 25600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 CLOSED DISTAL RADIAL FX, INCL ULNAR STYLOID, W/O MANIP-FAC | $416.16 | $816.00 | $489.60–$652.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - CLOSED DISTAL RADIAL FX, INCL ULNAR STYLOID, W/O MANIP | $416.16 | $816.00 | $489.60–$652.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC HC CLSD TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/OM | $616.80 | $771.00 | $65.54–$894.81 | 20% | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $705.60 | $1,470.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $705.60 | $1,470.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $705.60 | $1,470.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $725.92 | $1,396.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB CLSD TX DISTAL RADIUS W/O MANIP H | $761.60 | $952.00 | $240.00–$534.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $416.16, median $705.60, highest $761.60 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $705.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.