Estimate your costs

Estimates & Charges

Estimate Your Out-Of-Pocket Costs

Knowing what you’re going to be responsible for paying out of pocket is essential to planning for your healthcare. Klickitat Valley Heath’s easy online tool lets you create an estimate of your personal out-of-pocket costs for many common procedures and services. It’s just one more way we’re personalizing care for you.

At KVH, we work hard to provide accurate and personal estimates of your out-of-pocket costs. And if you need help paying for care, we offer financial assistance (hot link) and counseling.

An estimate is just that – an estimate. It is not a guarantee of the exact amount you will be responsible for paying. Many things affect your out-of-pocket costs, including what your insurance covers and what co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles you may owe. Your care will be based on your specific needs. If the services you need change during your treatment, your out-of-pockets costs may change, too. More about understanding health insurance from Consumer Reports.

Create your Out-Of-Pocket Estimate

We provide estimates of out-of-pocket costs in the following ways:

• If you’ve scheduled a visit or procedure, we can give you an estimate by phone (information at bottom of this page)
• Whether you are a patient or non-patient, you can create an estimate online via the link below. You will need to enter your insurance information. The accuracy of the estimate will depend on the accuracy of the information you enter.
  

Click Here To Create Your Patient Estimate

Shopping for Healthcare

An “apples-to-apples” comparison of costs between hospitals can be challenging. Many things influence pricing, including:

• Some hospitals may not include everything in an estimate. For example, the price you are quoted may not include the “professional fees” for the surgeon to do the operation, the radiologist to read the scan or other doctors’ services.
• What your insurance covers. Coverage provided by your health plan may differ among hospitals.
  

List of Standard Charges

• The federal government requires hospitals to post certain information about charges for their services.
  
• These charges are like the sticker price on a car. It is rare that anyone actually pays these prices.
  
• Hospitals and insurance plans usually negotiate different pricing.
  
• We believe estimating your own out-of-pocket costs will be more helpful to you. Follow the link below to get your personal estimate.
  
• To comply with the federal requirement, we have posted our charge list.
  

Click here to create your patient estimate

Click here to see standard family medicine charges

Click here to see standard hospital charges (PDF) / Click here to see a machine readable version (TXT)

Who to speak with for assistance

To receive an verbal estimate, please call us at 509.773.4022 and ask for billing.

We are available to help you Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

To get the most accurate estimate, please have the following information when you call:

• Name of procedure
• CPT Code (your doctor’s office can give this to you)
• Whether the procedure is planned as inpatient or outpatient

Important information about estimates

Please understand that it is not always possible to predict the exact amount you will be charged. Our estimates are based on an average of similar services performed, final charges are based on actual services received.

Most common variables that affect total charges:

Our estimates do not include charges for non-Klickitat Valley Health providers including:

• Length of time spent in surgery
• Length of time spent in recovery
• Specific equipment, supplies and medication required
• Additional tests required by your physician
• Any unusual special care, unexpected conditions or complications
• Surgeons
• Anesthesiologists, Radiologists, Pathologists
• Emergency Room Physicians
• Consulting Physicians