Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Washington

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,953 — 38% above the US median ($1,413), roughly 11.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $304 $643 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $385 $725 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $663 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $748 $556 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $1,039 $824 14.0%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $1,130 102 min 14.9%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $1,175 128 min 14.9%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $1,279 $348 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $1,323 $575 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $1,335 $583 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $1,338 $1,668
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $1,702 $1,441 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,702 $1,383 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1,890 $1,584 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $1,890 $1,584 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $1,890 $1,584 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $1,910 $223 131 min 14.4%
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $1,997 $1,041 14.9%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $2,016 $1,537 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $2,127 $1,541 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $2,195 $1,537 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $2,213 $1,584 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $2,213 $1,584 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $2,316 $1,537 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $2,471 $1,978 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%

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)
$4,178
Cash / self-pay
$1,953
Insurer-negotiated
$1,441
Medicare pays
$171
$835$2,948
Median cash $1,953  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,953 — about 11.4× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,178 list price could save about $2,224 (53%).

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