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Special Gram or Giemsa Stain for Microorganism Cost in Washington
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 75 Washington hospitals. CPT 87205. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $49.77
📉 Low $3.02
📈 High $158
🏥 75 hospitals
🏛️ 61 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Washington
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 75 hospitals.
Billed more than $49.77 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Kaiser | Molina | Premera | Centene | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$3.02 | $4.48 | — | $4.70 | $8.54 | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA |
$8.40 | $4.39 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.69 | $4.89 | $5.34 | $4.44 | — |
| MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$10.00 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.56 | $5.34 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$10.00 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.56 | $5.34 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$10.00 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.56 | $5.34 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN |
$10.00 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.56 | $5.34 | $4.18 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP |
$10.00 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.56 | $5.34 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE |
$10.64 | $4.40 | $4.44 | $4.45 | $11.23 | $7.69 | — | — | — |
| WELLFOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$13.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10.78 | — |
| MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$18.40 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $30.12 | $5.34 | $4.39 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH MOSES LAKE CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$18.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH OMAK CAMPUS OMAK |
$18.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH HOSPITAL MARES CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$18.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE |
$18.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$19.20 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.28 | $5.34 | $4.18 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY |
$19.20 | $4.31 | $4.35 | $5.28 | $5.34 | $4.18 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
| MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK |
$20.30 | $4.01 | $2.62 | $2.73 | — | $4.15 | $4.27 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER WALLA WALLA |
$25.90 | $4.40 | $4.48 | — | $4.27 | — | — | — | — |
| UW MEDICINE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RENTON |
$25.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - EDMONDS EDMONDS |
$25.92 | $4.40 | $4.27 | $8.34 | $6.40 | $4.61 | — | — | $4.53 |
| SWEDISH MILL CREEK CAMPUS EVERETT |
$25.92 | $4.40 | $3.84 | $8.34 | $6.40 | $4.61 | — | — | $4.53 |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - ISSAQUAH CAMPUS ISSAQUAH |
$25.92 | $4.40 | $3.84 | $8.34 | $6.40 | $4.61 | — | — | $4.53 |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - CHERRY HILL CAMPUS SEATTLE |
$25.92 | $4.40 | $3.84 | $8.34 | $6.40 | $4.61 | — | — | $4.53 |
| PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT |
$29.64 | $4.40 | $4.27 | $9.73 | $6.40 | — | — | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$30.10 | $95.00 | $92.50 | $95.00 | — | — | $93.00 | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$30.10 | $95.00 | $92.50 | $95.00 | — | — | $93.00 | — | — |
| SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE |
$31.11 | $22.60 | $23.06 | $42.90 | $33.77 | $22.60 | $32.18 | — | $22.82 |
| PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR |
$31.85 | $97.06 | $56.00 | $92.00 | $49.00 | $51.45 | $83.30 | $50.00 | $51.45 |
| VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$32.64 | $4.40 | $4.27 | $13.35 | $4.27 | — | $4.27 | — | $4.27 |
| WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE |
$33.00 | $31.50 | $29.40 | $28.00 | — | — | $68.50 | $43.20 | $31.05 |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S SPOKANE SPOKANE |
$37.00 | $75.00 | $6.05 | $4.63 | — | $23.00 | $28.57 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL COLVILLE |
$37.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT |
$39.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CLARE HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$46.98 | $4.40 | $4.61 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER SPOKANE |
$48.51 | $4.40 | $4.48 | — | — | $4.61 | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY |
$49.40 | $90.23 | $30.45 | $84.80 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $46.40 | $31.90 | $30.45 |
| ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL GIG HARBOR |
$49.58 | $4.40 | $4.61 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| ST. ANNE HOSPITAL BURIEN |
$49.77 | $4.40 | $4.61 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$50.00 | $4.01 | — | $46.00 | — | — | $44.00 | $50.00 | — |
| TRIOS SOUTHRIDGE HOSPITAL PLAZA WAY KENNEWICK |
$50.04 | $4.27 | $32.60 | — | — | — | $5.34 | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$50.96 | $4.31 | $5.12 | $21.86 | $13.02 | $8.54 | — | $4.48 | $4.36 |
| SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE |
$51.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL FEDERAL WAY |
$51.15 | $4.40 | $4.61 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CHEWELAH |
$52.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA |
$53.98 | $4.40 | $4.61 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES |
$54.00 | $68.00 | $68.00 | $66.00 | — | — | $68.00 | $7.00 | — |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES |
$54.00 | $4.80 | $4.57 | $43.20 | $4.27 | $5.27 | $4.80 | $4.84 | $4.57 |
| PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$57.20 | $4.70 | $4.48 | — | $4.44 | $1.71 | $6.83 | $4.70 | $4.70 |
| ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ENUMCLAW |
$57.60 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $7.75 | $4.27 | $4.61 | $4.40 | — | $4.57 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$57.60 | $41.63 | — | $60.19 | — | $4.22 | $4.18 | $44.96 | $4.18 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$57.60 | $41.63 | — | $60.19 | — | $4.22 | $4.18 | $44.96 | $4.18 |
| KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL TH AVE E SEATTLE |
$59.20 | — | — | — | $3.00 | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL CENTRALIA |
$59.28 | $4.40 | $4.57 | $12.51 | $4.27 | $7.22 | — | — | — |
| ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ODESSA |
$60.48 | $60.48 | $61.15 | $59.80 | $61.15 | — | $5.86 | — | — |
| CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON |
$60.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER SEATTLE |
$62.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER |
$62.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BELLINGHAM |
$63.05 | $77.68 | $4.70 | — | $4.70 | $4.48 | — | $4.27 | $4.70 |
| SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL E KINCAID ST MOUNT VERNON |
$64.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA |
$64.80 | $4.31 | $4.35 | — | $5.34 | $5.48 | $4.27 | $4.39 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87205, 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: $39.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $49.77 for this?
That is the median of what the 75 Washington hospitals above publish for Special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism — 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 special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism cost in Washington?
- Cash prices for special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism (CPT 87205) in Washington range from $3.02 to $158, with a median of $49.77. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism in Washington?
- The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.02. 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 87205 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.