US Health Care Costs

Heart catheterization in Oregon

MS-DRG 287: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc

$40,563typical hospital bill
$11,567typical amount paid
$9,470–$13,044range paid across 7 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,563 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield16$41,286$9,470
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland16$30,027$10,405
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend38$40,563$10,964
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland11$25,306$11,567
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay17$34,824$12,504
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls14$42,048$12,555
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford28$41,802$13,044

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.