CPT 78579
Nuclear
Current code41 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $728 – $2,338 | $971 | $2,428 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $110 – $1,565 | $1,032 | $1,290 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $707 – $2,282 | $1,250 | $3,126 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $333 – $985 | $2,334 | $3,335 |
| Highline Medical Center | $722 – $1,834 | $513 – $603 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| Island Hospital | $424 – $859 | $640 | $640 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $304 – $1,439 | $1,112 | $1,588 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $256 – $1,521 | — | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $728 – $3,761 | $890 | $2,226 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $728 – $2,341 | $890 | $2,226 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $728 – $2,341 | $890 | $2,226 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $728 – $2,341 | $890 | $2,226 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $687 – $2,251 | $1,250 | $3,126 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $511 – $3,512 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $177 – $1,438 | $1,096 | $1,686 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $924 | $1,421 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $753 – $1,787 | $406 – $2,689 | $580 – $3,841 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $782 – $3,024 | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $535 – $1,633 | — | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $544 | $777 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $546 – $1,546 | $523 | $1,006 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $365 – $2,582 | $581 | $830 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $391 – $2,062 | $794 | $1,527 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $1,211 – $2,153 | $2,243 | $2,243 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $643 – $1,868 | $1,032 | $1,290 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $780 – $2,004 | $511 – $601 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| St Clare Hospital | $780 – $2,004 | $484 – $569 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $559 – $1,778 | $593 – $698 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $780 – $2,004 | $527 – $620 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $780 – $2,004 | $556 – $654 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $937 – $1,832 | $741 – $872 | $1,679 – $1,975 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $458 – $1,841 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $609 – $1,969 | $761 – $1,200 | $1,585 – $2,500 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $694 – $1,964 | $761 – $1,200 | $1,585 – $2,500 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $694 – $1,964 | $761 – $1,200 | $1,585 – $2,500 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $728 – $2,040 | $890 | $2,226 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $333 – $1,726 | $1,212 | $1,731 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $5.50 – $1,483 | $732 | $1,436 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $1,177 | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $586 – $1,378 | $478 | $1,196 |
Medicare (traditional) reference
Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.
- Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
- $200 in an office; $200 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $174 in an office; $174 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $408 (APC 5591)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $220