Hammertoe surgery cost in Washington
In Washington, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for hammertoe correction surgery: from $668.95 to $36,405.65, with a median of $3,933.90. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 54.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,933.90, is about the same as the US median of $3,961.37.
- Washington ranks 19th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 28285. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$668.95Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$3,933.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$36,405.65in Washington
Lowest saves$3,264.95vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Correction of toe joint deformity | $668.95 | $787.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 28285 Correction, hammertoe (eg, interphalangeal f | $949.65 | $1,461.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE | $1,197.00 | $2,992.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA HAMMER TOE CORRECTION | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Correction of toe joint deformity | $1,968.80 | $2,461.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC HAMMERTOE REPAIR | $2,908.00 | $3,635.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Repair of Hammertoe,One - Pbb | $3,933.90 | $4,371.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CORRECTION, HAMMERTOE--FAC | $5,007.18 | $9,818.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Correction of toe joint deformity | $5,829.36 | $5,829.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HAMMERTOE REPAIR | $6,228.00 | $7,785.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "HB TX RM CHG-HAMMERTOE OPERATION,ONE TOE" | $6,756.80 | $8,446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Correction Hammertoe | $19,643.66 | $28,062.37 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Correction Hammertoe | $36,405.65 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 5 | $5,007.18 | $6,756.80 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 2 | $3,933.90 | $4,881.63 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $668.95 | $668.95 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,197.00 | $1,197.00 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $2,908.00 | $2,908.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,968.80 | $1,968.80 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $949.65 | $949.65 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What hammertoe surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hammertoe surgery explained.
Hammertoe correction surgery in other states
- Alabama$3,400.00
- Arizona$12,833.40
- Arkansas$1,667.93
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$8,675.77
- Connecticut$2,267.40
- Delaware$2,000.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$4,636.80
- Georgia$2,171.10
- Hawaii$8,286.60, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$3,983.05
- Illinois$3,489.00
- Indiana$12,359.77
- Iowa$5,152.00
- Kansas$2,709.75
- Kentucky$3,048.83
- Louisiana$3,226.43
- Maine$803.15, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$4,362.91, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$5,285.61
- Michigan$2,670.70
- Minnesota$2,346.32
- Mississippi$4,926.00
- Missouri$2,529.60
- Montana$672.93, 2 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,579.76
- Nevada$3,559.00
- New Hampshire$1,159.00, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,182.08
- New Mexico$10,336.15
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$4,072.98
- North Dakota$3,990.01
- Ohio$9,701.25
- Oklahoma$3,858.34
- Oregon$1,763.52, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$4,340.90
- Rhode Island$3,044.50, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$6,063.97, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$6,730.98
- Texas$3,496.29
- Utah$2,504.71, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$868.50, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$5,445.00
- West Virginia$3,384.42
- Wisconsin$2,716.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.