Septoplasty cost in Washington
In Washington, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $868.40 to $74,226.50, with a median of $4,979.10. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 85.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,979.10, is about the same as the US median of $4,924.40.
- Washington ranks 18th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 30520. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$868.40Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$4,979.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$74,226.50in Washington
Lowest saves$4,110.70vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 30520 Septoplasty or submucous resection, w/ or w/ | $868.40 | $1,336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Reshaping of nasal cartilage | $1,207.00 | $1,420.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $3,725.40 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $3,787.00 | $5,410.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,256.70 | $6,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Reshaping of nasal cartilage | $4,465.05 | $5,253.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA RESHAPING OF NASAL CARTILAGE | $4,606.23 | $7,086.50 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA RESHAPING OF NASAL CARTILAGE | $4,821.70 | $7,418.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,925.96 | $9,473.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,979.10 | $7,113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Reshaping of nasal cartilage | $5,434.40 | $6,793.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA *SEPTOPLASTY OR SUBMUCOUS RESECTION--FAC | $5,621.22 | $11,022.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $6,572.28 | $12,639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $6,572.28 | $12,639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $6,736.10 | $9,623.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $7,060.20 | $10,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $17,752.93 | $25,361.33 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA RESHAPING OF NASAL CARTILAGE | $22,149.08 | $34,075.50 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $74,226.50 | — | 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.
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 | 4 | $4,925.96 | $11,687.08 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $4,256.70 | $5,857.60 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $22,149.08 | $22,149.08 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $3,725.40 | $3,725.40 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $4,606.23 | $4,606.23 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $5,434.40 | $5,434.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $4,821.70 | $4,821.70 |
| Pullman, WA | 1 | $4,465.05 | $4,465.05 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $3,787.00 | $3,787.00 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $868.40 | $868.40 |
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 septoplasty is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Septoplasty explained.
Septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum in other states
- Alabama$5,720.56
- Alaska$5,548.14
- Arizona$10,292.14
- Arkansas$2,545.75
- California$4,924.40
- Colorado$3,833.53
- Delaware$1,846.39, 2 hospitals
- Florida$13,196.83
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$5,596.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,135.00
- Illinois$6,287.00
- Indiana$10,025.48
- Iowa$7,115.40
- Kansas$4,447.37
- Kentucky$1,862.92
- Louisiana$5,727.66
- Maine$1,420.22, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$1,635.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,709.00
- Michigan$2,568.71
- Minnesota$2,424.76
- Mississippi$6,240.13
- Missouri$7,293.94
- Montana$1,406.40
- Nebraska$3,070.40
- Nevada$3,606.00
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$5,849.60
- New York$3,871.68
- North Carolina$4,645.36
- North Dakota$4,270.37, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$20,586.28
- Oklahoma$3,822.77
- Oregon$7,308.38
- Pennsylvania$6,111.09
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,395.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,837.53
- South Dakota$7,584.00
- Tennessee$5,374.78
- Texas$3,652.15
- Utah$3,916.95, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$15,867.74
- West Virginia$3,500.67
- Wisconsin$3,593.07
- Wyoming$1,195.15, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.