Blood type and screen cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $94 — 8% above the US median ($87), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $48 $118 ★ 4/5 161 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $50 $118 ★ 5/5 200 min
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $52 ★ 4/5 260 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $52 $116 ★ 4/5 202 min
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $55 $98 ★ 3/5 140 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $55 $119 ★ 3/5 211 min
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $55 ★ 3/5 150 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $59 $46 ★ 5/5 193 min
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $62 $94 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $62 $94 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $62 $94 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $62 $94 ★ 3/5 177 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $66 130 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $72 $62 ★ 4/5 204 min
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $73 $64 132 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $76 $94 ★ 3/5 251 min
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $84 $129
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $85 $49 ★ 4/5 205 min
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $94 $92
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $95 $119 ★ 5/5 206 min
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane, WA $108 $9
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $111 $161 ★ 3/5 112 min
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $113 $50 ★ 2/5 122 min
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $114 $166 ★ 4/5 235 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $118 $82

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 September 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)
$166
Cash / self-pay
$94
Insurer-negotiated
$94
Medicare pays
$10
$54$175
Median cash $94  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $94 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $166 list price could save about $71 (43%).

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