Blood transfusion cost in Washington
In Washington, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $104.00 to $2,646.80, with a median of $1,015.25. The lowest price is at Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital (Seattle). The highest price is 25.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,015.25, is 34% above the US median of $760.00.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Washington ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 57 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$104.00Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital
Median$1,015.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,646.80in Washington
Lowest saves$911.25vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital lowest Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA PSBC ONLY ADMINISTRATION - RED BLOOD CELLS | $104.00 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $149.10 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $184.10 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $205.92 | $429.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $205.92 | $429.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $205.92 | $429.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $306.15 | $471.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $310.40 | $388.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $334.36 | $643.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT | $356.40 | $648.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $384.80 | $481.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $458.50 | $655.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $503.82 | $933.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $553.66 | $893.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION <2 HRS | $605.87 | $1,044.60 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $609.56 | $812.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $750.75 | $1,155.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $782.60 | $1,118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Blood Administration 1 | $786.60 | $874.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $800.80 | $1,001.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $801.50 | $1,145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $856.29 | $1,679.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $859.07 | $2,147.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA BLOOD ADMIN | $902.31 | $1,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Blood Administration <2 Hrs | $922.50 | $1,845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA TRANS BLOOD/BLOOD COMP | $923.34 | $1,086.28 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $962.83 | $3,338.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $992.80 | $1,241.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,015.25 | $3,338.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,016.25 | $3,338.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,026.60 | $3,338.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,063.19 | $3,210.12 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,078.00 | $1,078.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $1,083.16 | $2,083.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $1,083.16 | $2,083.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $1,143.35 | $1,759.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC BLOOD ADM DTIV | $1,162.85 | $1,789.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,173.00 | $1,380.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $1,185.75 | $1,581.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA BLOOD ADMIN | $1,188.20 | $1,828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SERVICE | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,225.91 | $3,338.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,226.16 | $1,362.40 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,416.78 | $3,210.12 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,509.45 | $1,509.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Transf Blood/Component 1 Unit | $1,520.00 | $1,900.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Blood/Components Transfusion <2hrs | $1,627.20 | $1,627.20 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $1,657.60 | $2,368.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SERVICE | $1,680.00 | $2,100.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $1,741.35 | $2,679.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,956.70 | $2,302.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Transfusion Blood/Blood Components | $2,009.00 | $2,870.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $2,095.30 | $2,095.30 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $2,100.00 | $2,100.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 0-4 Hours - Blood Administration Charges: | $2,181.75 | $2,909.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $2,646.80 | $4,072.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 17 | $104.00 | $962.83 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $356.40 | $880.69 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $149.10 | $492.80 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $310.40 | $786.60 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $553.66 | $818.41 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $1,078.00 | $1,589.00 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $750.75 | $1,215.38 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $384.80 | $688.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $1,162.85 | $1,452.10 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $1,200.00 | $1,578.35 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $503.82 | $503.82 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,143.35 | $1,143.35 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $1,416.78 | $1,416.78 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $1,226.16 | $1,226.16 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,173.00 | $1,173.00 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $306.15 | $306.15 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $1,185.75 | $1,185.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $2,646.80 | $2,646.80 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $1,083.16 | $1,083.16 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $609.56 | $609.56 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $800.80 | $800.80 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $923.34 | $923.34 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $458.50 | $458.50 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $2,181.75 | $2,181.75 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $782.60 | $782.60 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,188.20 | $1,188.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.