Meniscus repair (knee) cost in Washington

Prices at 28 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,168 — 21% below the US median ($3,986), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $1,212 $957 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $1,283 $1,703 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $1,464 102 min 14.9%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $1,752 $2,428 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $1,818 $836 14.0%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $1,960 $2,979 148 min 14.8%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $4,375 $3,534 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $5,210 $4,671
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $8,388 $4,080 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $9,003 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $11,641 $3,055 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $14,463 $4,085 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%

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)
$4,113
Cash / self-pay
$3,168
Insurer-negotiated
$4,301
Medicare pays
$714
$1,301$11,377
Median cash $3,168  ·  Medicare $714  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,168 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($714). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,428).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,113 list price could save about $945 (23%).

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