Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital

Seattle, Washington · Acute Care · Voluntary non-profit - Other · CCN 500052

269%
median commercial rate vs. Medicare here
63rd
highest of 74 Washington hospitals, by median rate vs. Medicare
51
procedures with published commercial rates
26¢
of every charged dollar is cost, on this hospital’s own federal cost report
ProcedureCommercial medianMedicare% of MedicareEst. cost*Plan rates
Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048$25$8296%~$281
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrastCPT 74177$1,280$405316%~$1,1701
CT head without contrastCPT 70450$380$121313%~$5201
CT pelvis with contrastCPT 72193$839$204412%~$6241
Cataract surgery with IOL insertionCPT 66984$5,077$2,680189%—1
Colonoscopy with biopsyCPT 45380$2,624$1,390189%—1
Colonoscopy with endoscopic ultrasoundCPT 45391$2,624$1,390189%—1
Colonoscopy with polyp removalCPT 45385$2,624$1,390189%—1
Colonoscopy, diagnosticCPT 45378$2,029$1,080188%—1
Complete blood count with differentialCPT 85025$21$8270%~$291
Complete blood count, automatedCPT 85027$17$6263%~$201
Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053$30$11284%~$341
Diagnostic mammography, both breastsCPT 77066$396——~$1431
Diagnostic mammography, one breastCPT 77065$311——~$1301
ED visit, level 3CPT 99283$1,005$317317%$3841
ED visit, level 4CPT 99284$1,804$485372%$6141
ED visit, level 5CPT 99285$3,116$692451%$8531
Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93306$960$635151%$6941
Epidural injection, lumbar/sacral, no imagingCPT 62322$1,982$1,027193%—1
Excision of breast lesionCPT 19120$8,523$4,547187%$2,7041
Inguinal hernia repair, age 5+CPT 49505$7,855$4,158189%—1
Kidney function panelCPT 80069$25$9288%~$251
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomyCPT 29881$7,222$3,800190%—1
Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562$12,986$7,020185%$4,3421
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomyCPT 55866$23,174$12,344188%$7,7221
Lipid panelCPT 80061$36$13269%~$331
Liver function panelCPT 80076$22$8269%~$301
Lumbar epidural steroid injectionCPT 62323$1,541$820188%—1
MRI brain with and without contrastCPT 70553$1,280$405316%~$9101
MRI lower extremity joint (knee)CPT 73721$865$277312%~$5721
MRI lumbar spine without contrastCPT 72148$865$277312%~$6761
OB ultrasound, 14+ weeksCPT 76805$380$121313%~$1341
Obstetric blood test panelCPT 80055$130$48272%~$701
PSA (prostate specific antigen), totalCPT 84153$50$18272%~$411
Partial thromboplastin timeCPT 85730$16$6266%~$171
Physical therapy, therapeutic exerciseCPT 97110$88——$391
Prothrombin timeCPT 85610$12$4280%~$161
Screening mammography, bilateralCPT 77067$330——~$981
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)CPT 84443$45$17268%~$411
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12CPT 42820$13,167$6,874192%—1
Transforaminal epidural, lumbar/sacralCPT 64483$1,982$1,027193%—1
Ultrasound, abdomen, completeCPT 76700$380$121313%~$2321
Ultrasound, transvaginalCPT 76830$380$121313%~$1661
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsyCPT 43239$2,087$1,053198%—1
Upper GI endoscopy, diagnosticCPT 43235$2,087$1,053198%—1
Urinalysis, automated, with microscopyCPT 81001$10$3315%~$141
Urinalysis, automated, without microscopyCPT 81003$6$2267%~$111
Urinalysis, manual, with microscopyCPT 81000$11$4274%~$41
Urinalysis, manual, without microscopyCPT 81002$10$3287%~$51
X-ray, lower back, 4+ viewsCPT 72110$380$121313%~$1201
YAG laser capsulotomy (secondary cataract)CPT 66821$1,221$639191%—1

Click any column to sort. *Estimated from this hospital’s federal cost-report cost-to-charge ratio; approximate, least precise for imaging and labs (~). Sources and method on the methodology page. To put this hospital beside others, open it in the explorer.

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