Insulin test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for insulin blood test: from $12.30 to $89.44, with a median of $42.62. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $30.32 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $82.56 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $42.62, is 31% below the US median of $61.71.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($11.43).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 83525, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Assay Of Insulin,Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.30 | $24.60 | — | 50% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $33.48 | $116.06 | $11.28–$87.05 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.30 | $116.06 | $11.28–$87.05 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.33 | $116.06 | $11.28–$104.46 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.69 | $116.06 | $11.28–$87.05 | 69% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Assay of Insulin Total File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $39.90 | $57.00 | — | 30% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $40.47 | $122.17 | $11.43–$91.63 | 67% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INSULIN SERUM BY RIA File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $41.31 | $81.00 | $48.60–$64.80 | 49% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC INSULIN ASSAY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $42.62 | $116.06 | $11.28–$104.46 | 63% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC ASSAY OF INSULIN,TOTAL File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $58.54 | $100.93 | $11.20–$92.86 | 42% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 INSULIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.40 | $78.00 | $9.00–$31.00 | 20% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC ASSAY OF INSULIN File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $81.60 | $102.00 | $8.67–$91.80 | 20% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INSULIN LEVEL ASSAY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.56 | $172.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.56 | $172.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INSULIN LEVEL ASSAY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.56 | $172.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC INSULIN LEVEL ASSAY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.56 | $172.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.44 | $172.00 | — | 48% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.30, median $42.62, highest $89.44 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $50.58. 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 9 of 10 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 insulin test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Insulin test explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83525 ($51.35). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WAHC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL CDM | $2.88 | file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WAHC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL CDM | $2.88 | file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WAHC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL CDM | $2.88 | file |