Specialist consultation cost in Washington
In Washington, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $105.70 to $404.80, with a median of $163.28. The lowest price is at Providence St Mary Medical Center (Walla Walla). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $163.28, is 5% below the US median of $172.20.
- Washington ranks 16th of 32 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 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 9, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center lowest Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC OFFICE CONSULTATION LEVEL 3 | $105.70 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC UNLISTED PROCEDURE STOMACH (20610, 36591) | $124.00 | $155.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Low Mdm 30 Minutes | $149.10 | $213.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR 99243 OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES CDM | $157.50 | $225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PR 99243 OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES CDM | $163.28 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 99243 OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES RHC | $186.45 | $339.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $212.50 | $250.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DIABETIC MED MGMT CONSULT | $212.80 | $266.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Office consultation | $404.80 | $506.00 | May 15, 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 | $149.10 | $163.28 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $212.50 | $212.50 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $186.45 | $186.45 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $124.00 | $124.00 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $105.70 | $105.70 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $404.80 | $404.80 |
What specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Kentucky$95.27
- Louisiana$149.32
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Minnesota$186.06
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$255.60
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- West Virginia$112.50
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.