Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Washington
In Washington, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $72.42 to $564.58, with a median of $244.30. The lowest price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle). The highest price is 7.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $244.30, is 7% above the US median of $227.33.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Washington ranks 24th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 41 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 99215. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$72.42Virginia Mason Medical Center
Median$244.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$564.58in Washington
Lowest saves$171.88vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA EST PATIENTLEVL 5COMPREHENSIVE. | $72.42 | $142.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA 99215 Established patient visit- level 5 | $95.76 | $168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Hspc Office/Outpatient Established High Mdm 40 Minutes Met or Exceeded | $101.52 | $112.80 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $124.15 | $191.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $143.65 | $221.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 99215 Established patient visit- level 5 | $174.20 | $268.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR 99215 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 5 | $184.80 | $264.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $187.20 | $288.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Clinic Facility Multiple | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $204.75 | $315.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC SVH MCD SPEC CLINIC FAC EST LVL 5 | $206.03 | $355.23 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $212.84 | $738.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC PR 99215 OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT RHC | $216.75 | $289.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PR 99215 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 5 | $219.44 | $422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $224.25 | $345.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $224.43 | $738.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $224.65 | $738.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $226.94 | $738.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $234.82 | $709.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $238.14 | $441.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR 99215 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 5 | $244.30 | $349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $256.06 | $413.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $256.80 | $256.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $271.00 | $738.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC L&D TRIAGE ESTAB PATIENT LVL 5 CDM | $278.30 | $506.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA OFFICE/OTH VST EST PT 40-54MIN | $289.00 | $340.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC PR 99215 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 5 | $290.68 | $559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC PR 99215 ESTAB PT VISIT - LEVEL 5 | $290.68 | $559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA OFFICE O/P EST HI 40 MIN | $295.40 | $422.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC OUTPT VISIT/EST PT,LEV 5 | $306.40 | $383.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC VISIT ESTABLISHED LEVEL 5 | $312.92 | $709.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $314.50 | $370.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 99215 Office Outpatient Visit Rhc | $327.00 | $327.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA E/M Established Pt Level 5 RHC | $332.00 | $415.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Office o/p est high 40-54 min | $369.60 | $462.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Office/Outpatient Established High Mdm 40 Min | $391.30 | $559.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 99215 Office/Outpatient Visit - Est Level 5 40 Minutes | $393.00 | $524.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 40-54 MINUTES | $411.80 | $411.80 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC OUTPT VISIT/EST PT,LEV 5 | $428.00 | $535.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $428.80 | $536.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST | $564.58 | $1,411.44 | Jul 10, 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 | 12 | $72.42 | $224.54 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $95.76 | $278.30 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 3 | $184.80 | $244.30 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $101.52 | $256.80 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $256.06 | $273.37 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $124.15 | $276.08 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $238.14 | $238.14 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $187.20 | $187.20 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $312.92 | $312.92 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $314.50 | $314.50 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $143.65 | $143.65 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $332.00 | $332.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $216.75 | $216.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $224.25 | $224.25 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $327.00 | $327.00 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $290.68 | $290.68 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $428.80 | $428.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $204.75 | $204.75 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $289.00 | $289.00 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $295.40 | $295.40 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $393.00 | $393.00 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $174.20 | $174.20 |
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 returning patient visit, 40 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Returning patient visit, 40 min explained.
Returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$215.69
- Alaska$527.82
- Arizona$219.98
- Arkansas$166.74
- California$251.99
- Colorado$340.80
- Connecticut$355.80
- Delaware$310.80
- District of Columbia$253.74, 3 hospitals
- Florida$642.78
- Georgia$211.80
- Hawaii$324.25
- Idaho$257.33
- Illinois$275.92
- Indiana$150.60
- Iowa$219.00
- Kansas$220.50
- Kentucky$179.61
- Louisiana$75.59
- Maine$141.60
- Maryland$253.53
- Massachusetts$299.00
- Michigan$165.76
- Minnesota$171.99
- Mississippi$185.60
- Missouri$226.85
- Montana$274.36
- Nebraska$240.75
- Nevada$256.00
- New Hampshire$214.81
- New Jersey$140.91
- New Mexico$257.22
- New York$235.00
- North Carolina$231.60
- North Dakota$344.00
- Ohio$168.38
- Oklahoma$226.85
- Oregon$335.89
- Pennsylvania$272.00
- Puerto Rico$130.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$466.10
- South Carolina$270.68
- South Dakota$256.00
- Tennessee$89.20
- Texas$282.78
- Utah$676.38
- Vermont$285.89
- Virginia$244.80
- West Virginia$85.00
- Wisconsin$305.00
- Wyoming$252.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.