Vaccine administration cost in Washington

Prices at 38 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $45 — 20% below the US median ($56), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $8 $22 ★ 3/5 251 min
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $12 $17 ★ 5/5 206 min
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $31 $72 150 min
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $32 $63 ★ 3/5 143 min
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $32 $78 ★ 5/5 190 min
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $34 $31
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $34 $81
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $38 $100 ★ 4/5 161 min
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $39 $81 ★ 2/5 217 min
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $39 $81 ★ 2/5 133 min
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $39 $83 ★ 2/5 208 min
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $39 $81 ★ 3/5 177 min
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $40 $31 ★ 3/5 112 min
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $41 $100 ★ 5/5 200 min
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $42 $100 ★ 4/5 202 min
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $42 ★ 4/5 260 min
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $44 130 min
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $44 $100 ★ 3/5 211 min
Navos-Inpatient Services Seattle, WA $44 $50
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $45 $89 ★ 3/5 140 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $47 $29 ★ 5/5 193 min
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $49 $69 ★ 4/5 204 min
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $50 $41 105 min
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $52 $22
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $52 $42 ★ 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)
$99
Cash / self-pay
$45
Insurer-negotiated
$79
Medicare pays
$19
$32$93
Median cash $45  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $45 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $99 list price could save about $54 (55%).

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