X-ray of the lower leg cost in Washington

Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $226 — 7% below the US median ($243), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Three Rivers Hospital Brewster, WA $44 15.1%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $110 $81 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $126 $107 14.0%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $132 $58 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $160 $252
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $162 $251 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $177 $98 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $205 102 min 14.9%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $215 $192 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $215 $192 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $215 $196 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $215 $192 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $221 $43 131 min 14.4%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $224 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $226 $170 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $226 $180 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $238 $125 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $238 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $265 128 min 14.9%
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $289 $101 ★ 3/5 292 min 13.2%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $296 $109 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $304 $202
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $310 $433
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $320 $108 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $323 $305 ★ 4/5 238 min 14.5%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$400
Cash / self-pay
$226
Insurer-negotiated
$148
Medicare pays
$31
$127$417
Median cash $226  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $226 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $400 list price could save about $174 (43%).

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