High-risk screening colonoscopy cost in Washington
In Washington, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code): from $443.10 to $7,936.50, with a median of $1,939.00. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital (Chewelah). The highest price is 17.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,939.00, is 16% above the US median of $1,676.50.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Washington ranks 29th of 43 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 G0105. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$443.10Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$1,939.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,936.50in Washington
Lowest saves$1,495.90vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR G0105 COLORECTAL SCRN HI RISK IND | $443.10 | $633.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $714.00 | $840.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $868.40 | $1,336.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc G0105 Screen Colonoscopy Hi Risk | $1,125.00 | $2,250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $1,415.05 | $2,177.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA Colorectal scrn; hi risk ind | $1,583.50 | $3,958.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Colonoscopy Screen HighRisk OR | $1,680.00 | $2,100.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $1,776.45 | $2,733.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA COLORECTAL SCRN; HI RISK IND | $1,939.00 | $2,770.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL | $1,998.69 | $3,919.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Colon cancer scrnng high risk | $2,054.40 | $2,568.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN HIGH RISK | $2,117.66 | $2,491.36 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Colonoscopy With or Without Intervention | $2,379.30 | $3,399.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC G0105 SCREEN COLONOSCOPY HI RISK | $2,492.62 | $4,297.62 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $2,742.35 | $4,219.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $3,298.40 | $4,123.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL AT HIGH RISK | $7,936.50 | $12,210.00 | Mar 20, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. 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 | 4 | $1,125.00 | $2,189.00 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,742.35 | $2,742.35 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $714.00 | $714.00 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $1,415.05 | $1,415.05 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,583.50 | $1,583.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,776.45 | $1,776.45 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $868.40 | $868.40 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,298.40 | $3,298.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $7,936.50 | $7,936.50 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $2,117.66 | $2,117.66 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $1,939.00 | $1,939.00 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $443.10 | $443.10 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $2,054.40 | $2,054.40 |
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 high-risk screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: High-risk screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,389.12
- Alaska$1,772.94
- Arizona$2,431.74
- Arkansas$645.32
- California$2,407.77
- Colorado$2,160.90
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$3,656.52, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,731.73, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,117.46
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$5,198.90
- Idaho$2,434.20
- Illinois$2,399.40
- Indiana$1,718.73
- Iowa$1,534.83
- Kansas$1,253.50
- Kentucky$2,782.87
- Louisiana$625.90
- Maine$1,028.25
- Maryland$2,574.21, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,998.60
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,520.88
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,344.70
- Montana$1,341.80
- Nebraska$1,746.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,725.90
- New Jersey$1,073.68
- New Mexico$1,404.00
- New York$1,078.88
- North Carolina$1,217.40
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,361.40
- Oregon$1,018.03
- Pennsylvania$1,717.95
- Rhode Island$2,678.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,927.58, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,225.25
- Texas$1,197.00
- Utah$2,067.78, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$687.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$2,898.20
- West Virginia$1,384.00
- Wisconsin$1,886.95
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.