Prices at 31 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,407 — 16% below the US median ($1,667), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $756 | $215 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 15.2% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $783 | — | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 14.3% |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $911 | $2,930 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 13.9% |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $962 | $2,930 | ★ 5/5 | 205 min | 14.0% |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $992 | $2,899 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 15.1% |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,006 | $1,962 | — | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,047 | $2,949 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 14.2% |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,053 | $1,922 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,053 | $1,922 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.1% |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,053 | $1,922 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,053 | $1,922 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 14.8% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $1,117 | $996 | ★ 5/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $1,280 | $2,231 | ★ 3/5 | 181 min | 13.2% |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,280 | $2,231 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.1% |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside, WA | $1,533 | $660 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | 15.4% |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $1,817 | $2,044 | ★ 3/5 | 254 min | 14.4% |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $1,995 | $2,778 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.1% |
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $2,041 | $1,542 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | 13.7% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $2,133 | — | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | 14.1% |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $2,359 | — | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | 13.7% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $2,452 | $1,765 | ★ 5/5 | 217 min | 15.3% |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital | Toppenish, WA | $2,588 | $1,654 | — | 148 min | 14.8% |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $2,612 | $2,011 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 14.8% |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $2,916 | $2,060 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | 13.2% |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $3,507 | $3,507 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.5% |
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 $1,407 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($288). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($576).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,161 list price could save about $1,755 (55%).
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