Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Washington

Prices at 34 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $717 — 19% above the US median ($601), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $368 $645 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $421 $764 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $434 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $444 $764 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $458 $757 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $474 $527 102 min 14.9%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $483 $768 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $500 $727 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $516 $413 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $553 102 min 14.9%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $566 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $570 $585 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $570 $585 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $597 $414 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $614 $308 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $706 $437 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $728 $619 14.0%
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $729 $729 ★ 4/5 238 min 14.5%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $780 $780 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $796 $345 148 min 14.8%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $816 $724 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $816 $724 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $816 $737 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $816 $724 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $839 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%

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 July 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)
$1,377
Cash / self-pay
$717
Insurer-negotiated
$632
Medicare pays
$133
$445$1,039
Median cash $717  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $717 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,377 list price could save about $660 (48%).

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