St. Joseph Medical Center
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
35%Self-pay discount
35% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 3,641 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 5.0× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 208
- Ownership
- Nonprofit (church)
- Health system
- Peacehealth
- Medicare ID
- 500030
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Metro area
- Bellingham, WA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.7× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.4× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 30.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.9× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 15.7× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.0× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.0× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.6× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.2× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.1× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.6× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.7× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $115 cash price | $177 35% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $77,284 cash price | $118,898 35% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $141 cash price | $216 35% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $298 cash price | $459 35% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $76.05 cash price | $117 35% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $83.20 cash price | $128 35% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $185 cash price | $285 35% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $297 cash price | $457 35% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $41.83 cash price | $64.36 35% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $83.20 cash price | $128 35% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $510 cash price | $784 35% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $996 cash price | $1,532 35% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 500030, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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