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Seattle Children's Hospital: procedure prices

4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 · part of Seattle Children's. Median prices below are computed from the hospital's own price transparency file.

Pediatric specialty hospital. Rates reflect pediatric protocols and case mix, and are not directly comparable to general acute-care hospitals.
ProcedureGross chargeCash priceCommercial medianRange# rates
Cardiac stress test$1,562$1,562$1,327$843–$1,49996
EKG (electrocardiogram)$54—$43$4312
Echocardiogram$3,364$3,625$2,859$1,817–$3,23096
Nerve conduction / EMG study$565$1,708$508$87–$1,904444
Sleep study (overnight in lab)$2,575$2,575$2,227$1,129–$8,889576
Colonoscopy$1,044$5,952$4,541$477–$5,714347
Upper endoscopy (EGD)$5,450$14,214$4,634$2,906–$5,296192
Abdomen and pelvis CT (with contrast)$3,415$3,415$5,371$180–$6,212147
Abdominal ultrasound$817$817$1,226$75–$1,418148
Bone density scan (DEXA)$775$775$659$419–$74496
Brain MRI (with and without contrast)$5,688$5,688$4,950$213–$6,946340
Brain MRI (without contrast)$3,855$3,855$3,438$138–$4,685340
CT angiogram (chest)$2,375$2,375$3,647$169–$4,218148
Chest X-ray$627$627$533$339–$60296
Head CT scan (without contrast)$2,394$2,394$2,035$79–$2,644244
Knee MRI$3,440$3,440$3,824$126–$8,741498
Lower back MRI (lumbar spine)$3,024$3,024$2,667$138–$5,096724
PET/CT scan$9,765$9,765$8,435$5,091–$9,699192
Pregnancy ultrasound$947$947$805$511–$90996
Blood sugar test (hemoglobin A1c)$131$131$113$68–$131192
Cholesterol test (lipid panel)$148$148$126$80–$14296
Complete blood count (CBC)$121$121$103$65–$11696
Comprehensive metabolic panel$152$152$129$82–$14696
Vitamin D test$289$289$246$156–$27896
ACL reconstruction—$99,313——0
Appendectomy—$45,962——0
Carpal tunnel release$2,585$2,699$1,492$1,004–$2,250209
Cataract surgery$2,242$51,312$1,257$1,212–$1,79469
Gallbladder removal surgery—$67,934——0
Hernia repair surgery (inguinal)$2,777$27,923$2,056$1,847–$2,563101
Hip replacement—$177,609——0
Tonsillectomy—$31,217——0
Joint injection (cortisone shot)$836$12,815$1,127$159–$1,986334
Physical therapy session$181$181$154$81–$469288
Emergency room visit$1,248$3,745$1,505$143–$6,470473
Urgent care / office visit (new patient)$200$138$122$46–$332405
SOURCE: Seattle Children's Hospital standard-charges file dated 2026-03-31 · retrieved 2026-07-26 · 910564748_seattle-childrens-hospital_standardcharges · CMS v3.0.0