Simple wound stitches cost in Washington

Prices at 37 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $372 — 18% above the US median ($315), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $128 ★ 3/5 150 min
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $187 101 min
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $206 $257
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $234 $65 ★ 3/5 112 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $247 $244 ★ 4/5 204 min
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $277 $187 ★ 4/5 205 min
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $315 ★ 3/5 142 min
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $321 $307 ★ 3/5 180 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $321 $307 ★ 5/5 190 min
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $323 $219 ★ 3/5 251 min
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $344 $459 ★ 4/5 161 min
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $360 $476 105 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $363 $459 ★ 5/5 200 min
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $365 $151 ★ 3/5 143 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $370 $331 ★ 5/5 206 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $374 $459 ★ 4/5 202 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $395 $459 ★ 3/5 211 min
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $405 $265
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $421 $355 ★ 5/5 193 min
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $436 $204 150 min
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $453 $250 ★ 4/5 210 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $510 130 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $513 $266
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $552 $127 132 min
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $578 $329 ★ 2/5 122 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$711
Cash / self-pay
$372
Insurer-negotiated
$288
Medicare pays
$127
$231$786
Median cash $372  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $372 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $711 list price could save about $339 (48%).

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