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Smear for Infectious Agents Cost in Washington
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 73 Washington hospitals. CPT 87210. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $31.01
📉 Low $4.11
📈 High $129
🏥 73 hospitals
🏛️ 59 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Washington
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 73 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Kaiser | Molina | Premera | Centene | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$4.11 | $6.11 | — | $6.40 | $11.64 | — | — | — | — |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEATTLE |
$12.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA |
$15.60 | $5.87 | $5.48 | — | $7.28 | $5.48 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| WELLFOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$17.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14.69 | — |
| OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE |
$19.49 | $5.99 | $6.05 | $6.05 | $15.31 | $10.48 | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$19.60 | $5.87 | $5.40 | $7.56 | $7.28 | $5.00 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP |
$19.60 | $5.87 | $5.53 | $7.56 | $7.28 | $5.12 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$19.60 | $5.87 | $5.12 | $7.56 | $7.28 | $5.12 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN |
$19.60 | $5.87 | $5.40 | $7.56 | $7.28 | $5.00 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$19.60 | $5.87 | $5.12 | $7.56 | $7.28 | $5.12 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA |
$20.00 | $5.99 | $5.51 | $5.82 | $6.39 | $4.89 | $7.28 | $6.05 | — |
| ST. CLARE HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$20.26 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY |
$21.20 | $5.87 | $5.03 | $7.18 | $7.28 | $4.89 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$21.20 | $5.87 | $5.07 | $7.18 | $7.28 | $4.92 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL GIG HARBOR |
$21.37 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| ST. ANNE HOSPITAL BURIEN |
$21.46 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES |
$22.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $26.00 | — | — | $27.00 | $7.00 | — |
| ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL FEDERAL WAY |
$22.05 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA |
$23.27 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ENUMCLAW |
$24.83 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $8.54 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | — | $6.23 |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES |
$25.00 | $6.54 | $6.23 | $20.00 | $5.82 | $5.27 | $6.54 | $6.60 | $6.23 |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH HOSPITAL MARES CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$25.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE |
$25.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH MOSES LAKE CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$25.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH OMAK CAMPUS OMAK |
$25.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$26.52 | $5.99 | $5.82 | $18.19 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | — | $5.82 |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - EDMONDS EDMONDS |
$27.36 | $5.99 | $5.82 | $11.34 | $8.73 | $6.29 | — | — | $6.17 |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - CHERRY HILL CAMPUS SEATTLE |
$27.36 | $5.99 | $5.24 | $11.34 | $8.73 | $6.29 | — | — | $6.17 |
| SWEDISH MILL CREEK CAMPUS EVERETT |
$27.36 | $5.99 | $5.24 | $11.34 | $8.73 | $6.29 | — | — | $6.17 |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - ISSAQUAH CAMPUS ISSAQUAH |
$27.36 | $5.99 | $5.24 | $11.34 | $8.73 | $6.29 | — | — | $6.17 |
| MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK |
$28.00 | $5.47 | $3.74 | $2.91 | — | $5.65 | $5.82 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT |
$28.08 | $5.99 | $5.82 | $13.23 | $8.73 | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR |
$29.25 | $97.06 | $56.00 | $92.00 | $49.00 | $51.45 | $83.30 | $50.00 | $51.45 |
| SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE |
$29.81 | $21.66 | $22.10 | $41.11 | $32.36 | $21.66 | $30.83 | — | $21.87 |
| WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE |
$31.00 | $31.50 | $29.40 | $28.00 | — | — | $68.50 | $43.20 | $31.05 |
| ST. MICHAEL MEDICAL CENTER SILVERDALE |
$31.01 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $15.12 | $5.82 | $6.29 | $5.99 | $6.29 | $6.23 |
| PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL COLVILLE |
$32.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$33.60 | $5.87 | $5.50 | $54.54 | $7.28 | $5.09 | $5.82 | $5.99 | — |
| DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL DAYTON |
$35.10 | $35.88 | $41.73 | $33.15 | $39.00 | — | $34.94 | $42.51 | $39.78 |
| COLUMBIA BASIN FAMILY MEDICINE DAYTON |
$35.10 | $35.88 | $41.73 | $33.15 | $39.00 | — | $34.94 | $42.51 | $39.78 |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT |
$36.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S SPOKANE SPOKANE |
$37.00 | $75.00 | $6.05 | $5.10 | — | $23.00 | $28.57 | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$39.90 | $95.00 | $92.50 | $95.00 | — | — | $93.00 | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$39.90 | $95.00 | $92.50 | $95.00 | — | — | $93.00 | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$40.92 | $5.88 | $6.98 | $29.55 | $17.75 | $11.64 | — | $6.11 | $5.94 |
| PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER |
$43.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ODESSA |
$45.36 | $45.36 | $45.86 | $44.85 | $45.86 | — | $5.86 | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY |
$45.50 | $90.23 | $30.45 | $84.80 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $46.40 | $31.90 | $30.45 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL OLYMPIA |
$47.84 | $5.99 | $4.95 | $13.23 | $5.82 | $9.84 | — | — | $6.40 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$49.60 | $35.85 | — | $51.83 | — | $5.76 | $5.70 | $38.72 | $5.70 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$49.60 | $35.85 | — | $51.83 | — | $5.76 | $5.70 | $38.72 | $5.70 |
| SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE |
$51.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER SEATTLE |
$51.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BELLINGHAM |
$57.20 | $77.68 | $6.40 | — | $6.40 | $6.11 | — | $5.82 | $6.40 |
| UW MEDICINE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RENTON |
$59.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL TH AVE E SEATTLE |
$62.40 | — | — | — | $4.00 | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$63.00 | $5.47 | — | $57.96 | — | — | $55.44 | $63.00 | — |
| CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON |
$68.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CHEWELAH |
$69.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER WALLA WALLA |
$70.00 | $5.99 | $6.11 | — | $5.82 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87210, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $40.40 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 73 Washington hospitals above publish for Smear for infectious agents — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does smear for infectious agents cost in Washington?
- Cash prices for smear for infectious agents (CPT 87210) in Washington range from $4.11 to $129, with a median of $31.01. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest smear for infectious agents in Washington?
- The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.11. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Washington facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87210 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.