Prices at 19 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,828 — 15% below the US median ($2,160), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $823 | $678 | ★ 3/5 | 251 min | — |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $1,484 | $1,396 | ★ 3/5 | 143 min | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $1,614 | — | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $1,705 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $1,828 | $1,132 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $2,043 | $1,021 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $2,411 | $1,076 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $2,750 | $1,513 | — | — | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $3,227 | $4,524 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,828 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($802). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,100 list price could save about $1,272 (41%).
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