Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,313 — 11% below the US median ($1,471), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $614 | $92 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $671 | $714 | ★ 3/5 | 251 min | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $813 | — | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $907 | $373 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $943 | — | ★ 4/5 | 260 min | — |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $1,126 | $680 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $1,143 | $1,108 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $1,158 | $933 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,158 | $900 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,192 | $1,130 | ★ 2/5 | 217 min | — |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,192 | $1,130 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,192 | $1,151 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,192 | $1,130 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,206 | $1,108 | ★ 5/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $1,244 | $1,098 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,313 | $1,110 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,360 | $823 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $1,401 | $1,049 | ★ 5/5 | 193 min | — |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $1,494 | $1,084 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $1,615 | $990 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,650 | $620 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,817 | $2,229 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $1,976 | $678 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Highline Medical Center | Burien, WA | $1,984 | $1,984 | ★ 4/5 | 235 min | — |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $1,987 | — | — | 130 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 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 $1,313 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($334). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($668).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,979 list price could save about $1,666 (56%).
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