Medical costs in Seattle, WA
5 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By David Park , Healthcare Cost Researcher · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
CMS price transparency
5 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
5
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.94x
Top procedures by average charge in SEATTLE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 4 | $268,616 | 1.32x | 4.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 5 | $265,725 | 1.05x | 5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $195,905 | 0.89x | 4.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 5 | $186,482 | 0.96x | 4.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 5 | $166,473 | 1.05x | 5.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 4 | $141,120 | 1.12x | 5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 4 | $127,731 | 1.01x | 5.8x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 4 | $124,651 | 0.95x | 4.9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIESDRG 483 | 4 | $116,045 | 1.04x | 5.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $98,176 | 1.06x | 5.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 4 | $94,950 | 0.94x | 5.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $89,467 | 1.02x | 5.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 5 | $86,454 | 1.15x | 4.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $72,847 | 1.21x | 5.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 4 | $67,760 | 1.02x | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 5 | $66,947 | 0.95x | 4.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 5 | $66,619 | 1.06x | 4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 5 | $61,455 | 1.23x | 5.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 4 | $59,483 | 1.10x | 5.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 4 | $54,356 | 1.00x | 5.1x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.