St Joseph Medical Center
1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
77%Self-pay discount
77% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 8,073 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 5.1× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 360
- Ownership
- Nonprofit (church)
- Health system
- Commonspirit Health
- Medicare ID
- 500108
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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 | 9.3× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.4× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.9× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.4× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.0× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.1× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.5× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.3× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.7× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.4× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.3× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $88.09 cash price | $266 67% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $89.11 cash price | $269 67% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $521 cash price | $1,574 67% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $328 cash price | $991 67% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $45.74 cash price | $138 67% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $436 cash price | $1,318 67% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $86.30 cash price | $261 67% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $110 cash price | $334 67% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $92.29 cash price | $279 67% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $101 cash price | $305 67% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $218 cash price | $657 67% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 500108, 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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