US Health Care Costs

Heart catheterization, with major complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 286: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization with mcc

$65,764typical hospital bill
$23,134typical amount paid
$17,963–$30,958range paid across 10 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,764 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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 - RiverbendSpringfield21$66,014$17,963
Adventist Health PortlandPortland12$96,803$19,048
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis12$42,293$21,777
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland17$54,831$22,125
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland41$65,514$23,063
Salem HospitalSalem12$69,023$23,205
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend35$61,259$23,459
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls13$60,992$23,636
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford26$119,282$27,877
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland37$110,753$30,958

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.