Retina OCT scan cost in Washington
In Washington, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $48.30 to $348.00, with a median of $80.00. The lowest price is at Valley Medical Center (Renton). The highest price is 7.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $80.00, is 14% below the US median of $93.00.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Washington ranks 12th of 25 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 7 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 92134. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center lowest Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $48.30 | $69.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC OPHTHALMIC DX IMG,POST SEGMT | $53.60 | $67.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina--Pbb | $66.60 | $74.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA SCANNING COMPUTERIZED OPHTH IMAGING, RETINA | $80.00 | $100.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SEGMT - TECH | $109.65 | $215.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 92134 Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, with interpretation an | $194.03 | $258.70 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Cmptr Ophth Dx Img Post Segmt Retina | $348.00 | $348.00 | Mar 31, 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 | 3 | $48.30 | $109.65 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $53.60 | $53.60 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $194.03 | $194.03 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $66.60 | $66.60 |
What retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.
OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) in other states
- Alabama$604.58, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$215.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$72.39, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$111.00
- California$123.70
- Colorado$226.82, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$119.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$65.00
- Georgia$179.00
- Hawaii$19.80, 1 hospital
- Idaho$32.00
- Illinois$93.86
- Indiana$147.70
- Iowa$231.25, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$63.39, 2 hospitals
- Kentucky$43.40
- Louisiana$61.04
- Maine$28.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$225.00
- Michigan$210.00
- Minnesota$119.10
- Mississippi$604.58
- Missouri$73.45
- Nebraska$81.25, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$65.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$72.50
- New Mexico$66.00, 1 hospital
- New York$70.29
- North Carolina$95.09, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$68.75, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$78.82
- Oklahoma$121.10, 1 hospital
- Oregon$178.10, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$152.40
- South Carolina$58.00
- South Dakota$33.50, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$38.83
- Texas$166.13
- Vermont$52.98, 1 hospital
- Virginia$93.00
- West Virginia$139.75
- Wisconsin$42.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.