US Health Care Costs

COPD, with major complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 190: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc

$32,478typical hospital bill
$11,172typical amount paid
$9,522–$12,991range paid across 13 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,478 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass12$32,478$9,522
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin11$29,607$9,554
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield15$42,300$9,597
Willamette Valley Medical CenterMcMinnville13$41,392$9,773
Salem HospitalSalem52$30,034$10,806
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland31$22,689$10,814
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford13$33,938$11,172
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend13$24,753$11,207
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland30$29,282$11,680
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City11$24,346$11,738
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay36$36,696$12,380
Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro12$46,424$12,403
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls50$34,197$12,991

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.