Emergency department visit cost in Idaho

Prices at 18 hospitals in Idaho, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,269 — 119% above the US median ($579), roughly 18.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Treasure Valley Hospital Boise, ID $278 $261 — — —
North Canyon Medical Center Gooding, ID $304 $543 — 116 min —
Power County Hospital District American Falls, ID $397 — — 85 min —
Kootenai Health Coeur D'alene, ID $773 $263 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls, ID $1,183 $340 ★ 3/5 114 min —
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Llc Idaho Falls, ID $1,183 $270 ★ 4/5 137 min —
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID $1,204 $1,029 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID $1,333 $1,260 ★ 4/5 212 min —
St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID $1,505 $868 ★ 5/5 168 min —
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID $1,505 $868 ★ 5/5 112 min —
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID $1,851 $963 ★ 4/5 186 min —
St Luke's Jerome Jerome, ID $1,851 $963 — 100 min —
St Luke's McCall Mccall, ID $1,851 $1,397 — 145 min —
West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID $2,045 $922 ★ 5/5 131 min —
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID $2,314 $1,481 ★ 5/5 158 min —
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls, ID $2,695 $945 ★ 3/5 133 min —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,505
Cash / self-pay
$1,269
Insurer-negotiated
$868
Medicare pays
$69
$245$2,126
Median cash $1,269  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,269 — about 18.3× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,505 list price could save about $236 (16%).

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