Heart Failure Cost in Washington — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Data notes for Washington
- The lowest published charge ($4,275 at Lake Chelan Health Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lake Chelan Health Hospital
Chelan, WA
Gross charge $4,275 - 2
Jefferson Healthcare
Port Townsend, WA
Gross charge $7,339Cash pay $5,871 - 3
Island Hospital
Anacortes, WA
Gross charge $10,907 - 4
Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Ellensburg, WA
Gross charge $12,065Cash pay $10,256 - 5
Pullman Regional Hospital
Pullman, WA
Gross charge $12,386Cash pay $10,528 - 6
Othello Community Hospital
Othello, WA
Gross charge $19,007Cash pay $14,256 - 7
Forks Community Hospital
Forks, WA
Gross charge $19,760Cash pay $15,808 - 8
Arbor Health—Morton Hospital
Morton, WA
Gross charge $20,423Cash pay $12,662 - 9
Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA
Gross charge $35,320Cash pay $24,724 - 10
Trios Health Southridge Hospital
Kennewick, WA
Gross charge $38,206Cash pay $15,282 - 11
Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Acute Care)
Walla Walla, WA
Gross charge — - 12
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Gross charge — - 13
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Everett, WA
Gross charge — - 14
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (Acute Care)
Auburn, WA
Gross charge — - 15
Providence Centralia Hospital (Acute Care)
Centralia, WA
Gross charge — - 16
St. Clare Hospital
Lakewood, WA
Gross charge — - 17
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Olympia, WA
Gross charge — - 18
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
Seattle, WA
Gross charge — - 19
Swedish Edmonds Campus
Edmonds, WA
Gross charge — - 20
Swedish Medical Center (Acute Care)
Seattle, WA
Gross charge — - 21
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital
Yakima, WA
Gross charge — - 22
Deaconess Medical Center
Spokane, WA
Gross charge — - 23
Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital
Spokane, WA
Gross charge — - 24
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Richland, WA
Gross charge — - 25
Providence Holy Family Hospital
Spokane, WA
Gross charge — - 26
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care)
Puyallup, WA
Gross charge — - 27
St. Joseph Medical Center (Acute Care)
Tacoma, WA
Gross charge — - 28
Multicare Valley Hospital
Spokane Valley, WA
Gross charge — - 29
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
Tacoma, WA
Gross charge — - 30
St. Francis Hospital
Federal Way, WA
Gross charge — - 31
St. Anthony Hospital
Gig Harbor, WA
Gross charge — - 32
Swedish Issaquah Campus
Issaquah, WA
Gross charge — - 33
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
Covington, WA
Gross charge — - 34
Providence St. Joseph's Hospital
Chewelah, WA
Gross charge — - 35
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Colville, WA
Gross charge — - 36
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Enumclaw, WA
Gross charge —
10 Washington hospitals list a gross charge for heart failure under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $4,275 to $38,206. The cheapest is Lake Chelan Health Hospital in Chelan; the most expensive is Trios Health Southridge Hospital in Kennewick. The state average sits at $17,969.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart failure at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent heart failure admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Washington hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 292 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.