63/100
#839 nationally
Cascade Valley Hospital
330 S Stillaguamish Ave, Arlington, WA 98223 · (360) 435-2133
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Cascade Valley Hospital billed $3.92 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WA
- #6
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $22,064 | $2,756 | +14% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
52 | $55,471 | $19,114 | -15% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $34,551 | $7,187 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $48,360 | $12,633 | -23% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $44,596 | $12,522 | about average |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $15,529 | $3,191 | -24% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $46,922 | $13,768 | about average |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $8,148 | $1,972 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $32,934 | $10,577 | -16% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $20,543 | $3,533 | -12% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,999 | $1,562 | +39% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,064 | $2,756 | +14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$61,237 | $16,585 | +11% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$44,596 | $12,522 | about average |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$46,922 | $13,768 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,177 | $3,070 | -5% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,543 | $3,533 | -12% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,551 | $7,187 | -13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,148 | $1,972 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,209 | $1,641 | -27% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,529 | $3,191 | -24% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,360 | $12,633 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,066 | $5,580 | -17% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$32,934 | $10,577 | -16% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$55,471 | $19,114 | -15% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,551 | $7,187 | -13% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.