Emergency department visit cost in Washington

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $702 — 21% above the US median ($579), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $141 $293 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $224 — ★ 3/5 150 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $232 $290 ★ 3/5 251 min —
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $285 $355 — — —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $308 — — 101 min —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $346 $208 — — —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $369 $193 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $377 $255 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $424 $676 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $424 $683 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $462 $315 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $526 — — 130 min —
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $544 $452 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $554 $321 — 150 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $702 $739 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $702 $739 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $702 $715 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $702 $744 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $702 $739 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $702 $1,148 — — —
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $746 $586 ★ 4/5 161 min —
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $764 $361 — — —
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $787 $586 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $805 — ★ 3/5 142 min —
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $812 $581 ★ 4/5 202 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)
$1,244
Cash / self-pay
$702
Insurer-negotiated
$581
Medicare pays
$69
$292$1,082
Median cash $702  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $702 — about 10.1× 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 $1,244 list price could save about $542 (44%).

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