US Health Care Costs

Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Oregon

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$102,413typical hospital bill
$32,267typical amount paid
$26,514–$36,508range paid across 8 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $102,413 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Adventist Health PortlandPortland18$131,559$26,514
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield32$153,762$28,426
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland82$76,623$31,439
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland35$92,393$31,714
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend67$94,830$32,820
Salem HospitalSalem26$118,697$33,483
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford27$101,979$34,545
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland36$102,847$36,508

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.