Prices at 27 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,957 — 3% below the US median ($2,021), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital | Toppenish, WA | $761 | $402 | — | 148 min | 14.8% |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $1,013 | $1,063 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | 13.8% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,267 | $428 | ★ 5/5 | 217 min | 15.3% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,444 | — | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | 14.1% |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $1,574 | $1,574 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 15.5% |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside, WA | $1,589 | $725 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | 15.4% |
| Cascade Medical Center | Leavenworth, WA | $1,743 | $446 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,755 | $1,336 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,755 | $1,336 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.1% |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,755 | $1,336 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 15.1% |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,755 | $1,336 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 14.8% |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $1,792 | $540 | ★ 4/5 | 193 min | 14.8% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $1,840 | $819 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $2,075 | — | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | 13.7% |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $2,363 | $426 | ★ 3/5 | 292 min | 13.2% |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $2,384 | $436 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 14.1% |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $2,386 | $445 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | 13.2% |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $2,408 | $2,085 | — | — | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $2,475 | $908 | ★ 3/5 | 181 min | 13.2% |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $2,475 | $847 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.1% |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $2,589 | — | — | 128 min | 14.9% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $2,673 | — | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 14.3% |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $3,063 | $1,011 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.1% |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Spokane, WA | $3,109 | $473 | — | — | — |
| Columbia Basin Hospital | Ephrata, WA | $3,327 | $477 | — | 131 min | 14.4% |
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 August 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 $1,957 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($330). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($659).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,651 list price could save about $1,694 (46%).
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