Prices at 39 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $447 — 14% above the US median ($392), roughly 7.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $90 | $51 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside, WA | $97 | $127 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $146 | $96 | ★ 3/5 | 143 min | — |
| Newport Community Hospital | Newport, WA | $150 | $46 | — | — | — |
| Three Rivers Hospital | Brewster, WA | $165 | — | — | — | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $181 | — | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| East Adams Rural Hospital | Ritzville, WA | $191 | $238 | — | — | — |
| Cascade Medical Center | Leavenworth, WA | $218 | $127 | — | — | — |
| Dayton General Hospital | Dayton, WA | $270 | $291 | — | 105 min | — |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $279 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Columbia Basin Hospital | Ephrata, WA | $332 | $71 | — | 132 min | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $392 | $376 | ★ 3/5 | 251 min | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $404 | — | ★ 4/5 | 260 min | — |
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $421 | $287 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $447 | $540 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $447 | $553 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $451 | $374 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $457 | $322 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $473 | $356 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $517 | $374 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $534 | $383 | ★ 4/5 | 210 min | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $560 | $477 | — | — | — |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital | Toppenish, WA | $681 | $302 | — | 150 min | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $695 | $972 | ★ 2/5 | 217 min | — |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $695 | $972 | ★ 2/5 | 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)
Typical cash price here is $447 — about 7.9× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $622 list price could save about $175 (28%).
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