Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,763 — 17% above the US median ($1,506), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $976 | $358 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,004 | — | ★ 4/5 | 260 min | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,047 | $392 | ★ 2/5 | 217 min | — |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,047 | $392 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,047 | $394 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,047 | $392 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Newport Community Hospital | Newport, WA | $1,180 | $761 | — | — | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $1,236 | — | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $1,272 | $164 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,308 | $320 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $1,310 | $596 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $1,370 | $320 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,370 | $302 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $1,394 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $1,405 | $1,169 | ★ 3/5 | 143 min | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $1,452 | $394 | ★ 3/5 | 251 min | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,504 | $760 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $1,682 | — | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $1,763 | $383 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,860 | $383 | ★ 5/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $1,919 | $378 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,931 | $202 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | — |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $1,932 | $354 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $2,000 | $242 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | $291 | — | — | — |
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 $1,763 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,618 list price could save about $855 (33%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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