Pitell v. King Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 2
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, J.
¶ 1 Stephen Pitell sought emergency medical care at EvergreenHealth. He signed a consent to care form in which he agreed to pay the balance due on his account. But instead of paying, he filed a lawsuit against EvergreenHealth, claiming that the consent to care agreement lacked a definite price term and was therefore unenforceable. As have courts across the country, we hold that the contract price term is supplied by EvergreenHealth's standard list of charges (its "chargemaster"). Because the price term is definite, the consent to care agreement is enforceable. Accordingly, we affirm.
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