Prices at 37 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,834 — 16% above the US median ($1,580), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $1,023 | $1,063 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | 13.8% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,090 | — | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | 14.1% |
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $1,091 | $116 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 15.2% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $1,164 | — | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 14.3% |
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $1,165 | $326 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | 13.7% |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,234 | $960 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,234 | $960 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.1% |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,234 | $960 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,234 | $960 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 14.8% |
| Newport Community Hospital | Newport, WA | $1,300 | $1,105 | — | — | 14.0% |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $1,325 | $920 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 13.9% |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,398 | $936 | ★ 5/5 | 205 min | 14.0% |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $1,443 | $920 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 15.1% |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $1,449 | $1,449 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | 14.4% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,523 | $920 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 14.2% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $1,625 | $1,055 | ★ 5/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $1,687 | $540 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 14.8% |
| Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center | Friday Harbor, WA | $1,833 | — | — | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,835 | $389 | ★ 5/5 | 217 min | 15.3% |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $1,864 | — | — | 128 min | 14.9% |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,871 | $416 | ★ 3/5 | 292 min | 13.2% |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $1,899 | $436 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 14.1% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $1,920 | $819 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $1,929 | — | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | 13.7% |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $2,021 | $445 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | 13.2% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,834 — about 10.9× the Medicare rate ($169). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,085 list price could save about $1,251 (41%).
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