Prices at 33 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,279 — 5% below the US median ($1,349), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $370 | $507 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser, WA | $713 | $118 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $775 | $667 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $846 | — | ★ 4/5 | 260 min | — |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $923 | — | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $969 | $1,230 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,022 | $1,230 | ★ 5/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $1,055 | $1,219 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $1,113 | $1,236 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $1,188 | $945 | ★ 5/5 | 193 min | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,210 | $586 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | Port Angeles, WA | $1,275 | $1,275 | ★ 3/5 | 251 min | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,279 | $1,683 | ★ 2/5 | 217 min | — |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,279 | $1,683 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,279 | $1,591 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,279 | $1,683 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,279 | $2,135 | — | — | — |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,331 | $638 | ★ 3/5 | 275 min | — |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $1,351 | $678 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Peacehealth United General Medical Center | Sedro Woolley, WA | $1,372 | — | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $1,413 | $693 | ★ 4/5 | 210 min | — |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $1,475 | $1,409 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $1,483 | $1,493 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside, WA | $1,583 | $695 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $1,622 | $1,097 | ★ 3/5 | 180 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 $1,279 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($172). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,778 list price could save about $1,499 (54%).
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