Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) cost in Washington

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $369 — 22% above the US median ($302), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $100 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $187 102 min 14.9%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $190 $237
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $234 $55 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $277 $187 ★ 4/5 212 min 13.7%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $302 $130 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $315 ★ 3/5 138 min 13.7%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $321 $307 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $321 $307 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $323 $219 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $326 $474 102 min 14.9%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $339 $459 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $343 $244 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $357 $459 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $369 $459 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $370 $235 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $381 $265 14.0%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $389 $459 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $390 $329 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $415 $349 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $436 $204 148 min 14.8%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $453 $250 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $454 128 min 14.9%
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $500 $127 131 min 14.4%
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $502 $205 14.9%

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 July 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)
$671
Cash / self-pay
$369
Insurer-negotiated
$288
Medicare pays
$114
$225$665
Median cash $369  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $369 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($114). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $671 list price could save about $302 (45%).

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