Abscess drainage (simple) cost in Washington

Prices at 37 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 3% above the US median ($338), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $115 $362 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $115 $363 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $115 $363 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $115 $362 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $115 $236 — — —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $148 $244 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $190 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $202 — — 101 min —
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $214 $229 — — —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $232 $182 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $242 $270 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $244 $204 — 150 min —
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $254 $316 — — —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $308 $369 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $308 $371 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $337 — — 130 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $340 $187 ★ 4/5 205 min —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $344 $477 ★ 4/5 161 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $355 $259 ★ 3/5 251 min —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $363 $477 ★ 5/5 200 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $374 $477 ★ 4/5 202 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $395 $477 ★ 3/5 211 min —
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $403 $412 — 105 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $412 $144 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $414 $270 — — —

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 October 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)
$470
Cash / self-pay
$349
Insurer-negotiated
$297
Medicare pays
$129
$115$675
Median cash $349  ·  Medicare $129  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $349 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($129). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($257).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $470 list price could save about $121 (26%).

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