Newborn hospital care cost in Washington

Prices at 18 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $174 — 25% above the US median ($139), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $60 $79 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $107 $117 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $112 $94 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $174 $103 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $219 $93 — — —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $311 — — 130 min —
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $467 $119 — 132 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)
$180
Cash / self-pay
$174
Insurer-negotiated
$197
Medicare pays
$58
$88$373
Median cash $174  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $174 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($58). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $180 list price could save about $6 (3%).

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