Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Washington

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $240 — 15% above the US median ($208), roughly 21.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $46 $89 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $73 $106 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $79 102 min 14.9%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $85 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $137 $112 14.0%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $137 $43 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $146 $176 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $146 $176 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $152 $190
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $157 128 min 14.9%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $161 $79 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $171 $113 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $185 $91 148 min 14.8%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $222 $212 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $230 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $234 $212 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $240 $209 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $240 $209 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $240 $209 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $240 $209 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $240 $209 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $241 $212 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $243 $103 14.9%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $255 $212 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $261 $28 131 min 14.4%

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)
$454
Cash / self-pay
$240
Insurer-negotiated
$176
Medicare pays
$11
$100$316
Median cash $240  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $240 — about 21.8× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $454 list price could save about $214 (47%).

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