Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $14.49 to $242.20, with a median of $137.22. The lowest listed price is at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital — $122.73 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $143.41 at 43 hospitals.
- The median here, $137.22, is 3% below the US median of $142.05.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 99213, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital lowest Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC SVH MCR SPEC CLINIC FAC EST LVL 3 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $14.49 | $24.99 | $10.54–$24.49 | 42% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 EST PATNTLEVEL 3 EXP PROBLEM FOCSED. File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $72.42 | $142.00 | $85.20–$113.60 | 49% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC PR 99213 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 3 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.76 | $213.00 | — | 48% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC SVH MCD SPEC CLINIC FAC EST LVL 3 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $123.81 | $213.47 | $89.95–$196.39 | 42% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $130.07 | $451.00 | $87.00–$479.60 | 71% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Clinic Facility Beh Health+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $135.00 | $34.02–$129.60 | — |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $137.15 | $451.00 | $87.00–$479.60 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $137.29 | $451.00 | $87.00–$417.58 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $138.69 | $451.00 | $87.00–$479.60 | 69% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $143.41 | $433.00 | $87.00–$490.22 | 67% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC LACTATION VISIT ESTAB LVL 3 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $165.61 | $451.00 | $64.00–$472.39 | 63% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC MED MGMT, DIABETES, LEVEL 3+1 more line at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $212.80 | $266.00 | $22.61–$274.22 | 20% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC OUTPT VISIT/EST PT,LEV 3 File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $235.20 | $294.00 | $24.99–$274.22 | 20% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Office/Outpatient Established Low Mdm 20 Min File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $242.20 | $346.00 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $14.49, median $137.22, highest $242.20 — a 16.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $137.22. 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.
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