US Health Care Costs

Skin infection (cellulitis) in Oregon

MS-DRG 603: Cellulitis without mcc

$29,067typical hospital bill
$9,221typical amount paid
$7,415–$11,236range paid across 16 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,067 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
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin14$26,325$7,415
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield21$31,273$7,473
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City11$14,800$8,076
Asante Ashland Community HospitalAshland13$35,179$8,090
Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass24$38,186$8,274
Salem HospitalSalem36$27,735$8,775
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland40$19,976$8,797
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield25$31,579$9,146
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend27$24,606$9,296
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay22$30,399$9,333
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford40$45,453$9,406
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis24$16,101$9,706
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford22$32,671$9,948
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland42$18,733$10,334
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland28$26,234$11,129
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland24$35,456$11,236

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.