Prices at 4 hospitals in Tacoma, WA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,334 — 14% above the US median ($1,166), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,006 | $1,507 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,334 | $1,808 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,334 | $2,468 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,334 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($155). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($309).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,336 list price could save about $2,002 (60%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Tacoma
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasir Shariff, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Tacoma, WA | 31 |
| Kurt Kinney, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Tacoma, WA | 26 |
| Jeffrey Ho, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Tacoma, WA | 15 |
| Tariq Salam, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Tacoma, WA | 14 |
| Gilbert Ondusko, MD | Emergency Medicine | Tacoma, WA | 13 |
| David Zhang, M.D. | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Tacoma, WA | 13 |
| Nathan Segerson, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Tacoma, WA | 11 |
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