Vein ablation cost in Washington
In Washington, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $1,859.20 to $9,012.50, with a median of $4,760.00. The lowest price is at Saint Clare Hospital (Lakewood). The highest price is 4.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,760.00, is 2% below the US median of $4,866.50.
- Washington ranks 21st 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 36475. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,859.20Saint Clare Hospital
Median$4,760.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,012.50in Washington
Lowest saves$2,900.80vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $1,859.20 | $6,446.60 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $1,960.42 | $6,446.60 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $1,962.35 | $6,446.60 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $1,982.33 | $6,446.60 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $2,135.10 | $6,446.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $2,367.20 | $6,446.60 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC RFA, ONE VEIN | $2,820.80 | $3,526.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC RFA VEIN EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $2,845.20 | $6,446.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | $4,760.00 | $5,600.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VEIN ABLATION RF INITIAL VEIN | $4,995.12 | $9,606.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC IR Perc Endovenous Rf Ablation, Extremity; First Vein | $5,013.00 | $5,570.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ENDO ABLATION THERAPY PERC RF, FIRST VEIN | $5,767.59 | $11,309.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "HB ENDOVENOUS RF,1ST VEIN" | $6,958.40 | $8,698.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Endoven Abltj Incmptnt Vein Xtr Rf 1st Vein | $6,974.80 | $9,964.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC AN ENDOVENOUS ABLATION INITIAL VEIN | $7,179.25 | $11,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA DESTRUCTION OF FIRST INCOMPETENT VEIN OF ARM OR LEG USING RADIOFREQUENCY AND IMAGING GUIDANCE | $8,172.24 | $12,572.67 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC VEIN ABLATION RF INITIAL VEIN | $9,012.50 | $12,875.00 | Apr 1, 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 | 10 | $1,859.20 | $2,251.15 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $8,172.24 | $8,172.24 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $2,845.20 | $2,845.20 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $4,760.00 | $4,760.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $9,012.50 | $9,012.50 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $2,820.80 | $2,820.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $7,179.25 | $7,179.25 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $5,013.00 | $5,013.00 |
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 vein ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vein ablation explained.
Vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein in other states
- Alabama$5,743.50
- Alaska$3,676.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$5,530.40
- Arkansas$2,186.86
- California$8,567.10
- Colorado$14,642.34
- Connecticut$9,145.80, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$8,595.47, 2 hospitals
- Florida$6,264.00
- Georgia$3,100.31
- Hawaii$5,376.70, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$7,280.00
- Illinois$5,004.20
- Indiana$6,233.12
- Iowa$5,920.82
- Kansas$4,648.00
- Kentucky$2,457.13
- Louisiana$2,372.08
- Maine$3,872.00
- Maryland$685.49, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$5,208.15
- Michigan$3,751.48
- Minnesota$3,801.42
- Mississippi$2,228.20
- Missouri$4,220.55
- Montana$2,846.50, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,602.97
- Nevada$3,434.00
- New Hampshire$3,158.23, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,861.50
- New Mexico$3,274.72, 4 hospitals
- New York$4,529.15
- North Carolina$3,632.50
- North Dakota$5,245.00
- Ohio$6,527.25
- Oklahoma$6,565.64
- Oregon$4,754.90
- Pennsylvania$9,354.27
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$10,377.00
- South Carolina$6,240.83
- South Dakota$5,213.60
- Tennessee$2,204.29
- Texas$4,160.56
- Utah$5,096.63, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$2,507.25, 1 hospital
- Virginia$4,035.50
- West Virginia$2,865.50
- Wisconsin$3,905.29
- Wyoming$5,676.57, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.