Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $76 — 16% below the US median ($90), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Basin Hospital | Ephrata, WA | $16 | $14 | — | 131 min | 14.4% |
| Navos-Inpatient Services | Seattle, WA | $24 | $27 | — | — | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $27 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $27 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.1% |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $27 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $27 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 14.8% |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $40 | $34 | — | — | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $49 | $17 | — | — | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $54 | $45 | ★ 5/5 | 217 min | 15.3% |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $58 | $45 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.5% |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $60 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 181 min | 13.2% |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $60 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.1% |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $64 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 13.9% |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $67 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | 13.8% |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $68 | $16 | ★ 5/5 | 205 min | 14.0% |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $70 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 15.1% |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $71 | — | — | 128 min | 14.9% |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $74 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 14.2% |
| Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center | Friday Harbor, WA | $77 | — | — | 102 min | 14.9% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $79 | $40 | ★ 5/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $94 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | 14.4% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $97 | — | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 14.3% |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $97 | $15 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 14.8% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $101 | $23 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $104 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | 13.7% |
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 $76 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($13). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $139 list price could save about $63 (45%).
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