US Health Care Costs

Dehydration and electrolyte problems in Oregon

MS-DRG 641: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc

$30,443typical hospital bill
$8,127typical amount paid
$6,377–$12,284range paid across 19 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,443 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Willamette Valley Medical CenterMcMinnville13$34,226$6,377
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield19$30,614$6,759
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin21$20,081$6,765
Salem HospitalSalem29$26,322$7,380
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg15$27,950$7,535
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield25$32,931$7,629
Providence Newberg Medical CenterNewberg12$20,584$7,663
Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass24$32,726$7,673
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford32$36,018$7,986
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend22$22,311$8,127
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland23$30,487$8,170
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland55$21,106$8,393
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford21$32,783$8,689
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay25$27,212$8,890
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis16$27,181$9,019
Providence Milwaukie HospitalMilwaukie13$19,749$9,595
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls16$42,625$9,710
Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro13$30,443$10,262
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland19$45,955$12,284

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.