Blood transfusion cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,112 — 44% above the US median ($772), roughly 23.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $184 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $356 $518 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $459 128 min 14.9%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $459 102 min 14.9%
Three Rivers Hospital Brewster, WA $596 $794 15.1%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $739 $553 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $749 $637 14.0%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $782 $782 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $787 $787 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $856 $820 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $856 $820 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $856 $476 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $902 $396 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $925 $1,039 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $976 $1,057 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $1,007 $1,039 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,053 $1,715
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,063 $1,039 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,112 $1,057 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $1,126 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $1,134 $1,011 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $1,143 $550 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,150 $1,006 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1,150 $1,006 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1,150 $1,006 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,128
Cash / self-pay
$1,112
Insurer-negotiated
$820
Medicare pays
$47
$541$1,798
Median cash $1,112  ·  Medicare $47  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,112 — about 23.4× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,128 list price could save about $1,016 (48%).

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