X-ray of the shoulder cost in Washington

Prices at 35 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $259 — 8% below the US median ($281), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Three Rivers Hospital Brewster, WA $44 — — — —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $74 $14 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $82 $57 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Harrison Medical Center Silverdale, WA $121 $81 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $121 $103 — — —
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $197 $64 — — —
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $222 $176 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $222 $191 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $225 $284 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $225 $284 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $225 $269 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $225 $284 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $225 $376 — — —
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $242 $202 — — —
Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA $254 — ★ 3/5 142 min —
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $255 — ★ 4/5 260 min —
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $258 — — 101 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $261 $96 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Columbia Basin Hospital Ephrata, WA $269 $47 — 132 min —
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $291 — — 130 min —
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $315 $103 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Highline Medical Center Burien, WA $323 $316 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $340 $109 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $340 $237 ★ 3/5 140 min —
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $350 $111 ★ 4/5 210 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)
$498
Cash / self-pay
$259
Insurer-negotiated
$144
Medicare pays
$36
$121$463
Median cash $259  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $259 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $498 list price could save about $238 (48%).

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