Tubal ligation cost in Washington
In Washington, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for tubal ligation, laparoscopic (tubes sealed by cautery): from $765.85 to $20,797.61, with a median of $5,103.36. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 27.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,103.36, is 9% below the US median of $5,607.00.
- Washington ranks 12th of 27 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 58670. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Destruction of fallopian tubes using an endoscope | $765.85 | $901.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 58670 Laparoscopy, surgical; with fulguration of o | $1,222.65 | $1,881.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Destruction of fallopian tubes using an endoscope | $3,598.40 | $4,498.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA DESTRUCTION OF FALLOPIAN TUBES USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,103.36 | $7,851.33 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA LAPAROSCOPY, W/FULGURATION OF OVIDUCTS-FAC | $6,748.83 | $13,233.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA DESTRUCTION OF FALLOPIAN TUBES USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $6,807.24 | $10,472.67 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Laparoscopy Fulguration Oviducts | $20,797.61 | $29,710.87 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
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 | 2 | $6,748.83 | $13,773.22 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $6,807.24 | $6,807.24 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $765.85 | $765.85 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,103.36 | $5,103.36 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,598.40 | $3,598.40 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,222.65 | $1,222.65 |
What tubal ligation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tubal ligation explained.
Tubal ligation, laparoscopic (tubes sealed by cautery) in other states
- Alabama$7,730.94
- Alaska$4,373.85, 1 hospital
- Arizona$11,313.74, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,521.57
- California$4,323.20
- Colorado$15,191.33
- Connecticut$2,130.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$2,000.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$7,824.04
- Georgia$8,661.00
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$5,316.98
- Indiana$13,971.30
- Iowa$4,646.16
- Kansas$5,426.86
- Louisiana$4,831.42
- Maine$1,157.25, 1 hospital
- Maryland$965.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,110.48, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$4,956.31
- Minnesota$777.60
- Mississippi$9,342.72
- Missouri$2,278.83
- Montana$1,934.41, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,242.68
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$455.95, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$11,567.89, 4 hospitals
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$3,882.60, 1 hospital
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$6,349.50
- Oklahoma$7,818.23
- Oregon$1,077.00, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$10,993.88
- Rhode Island$7,516.24, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,507.70, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,742.47, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,779.97
- Texas$4,948.77
- Utah$4,587.17, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$625.50, 1 hospital
- Virginia$11,674.06, 4 hospitals
- West Virginia$13,972.72
- Wisconsin$1,400.95
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.