US Health Care Costs

Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 481: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc

$70,931typical hospital bill
$20,796typical amount paid
$17,464–$31,817range paid across 17 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,931 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 Pass28$71,545$17,464
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland42$64,441$17,834
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield55$88,361$18,076
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin21$52,735$18,199
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield13$83,303$18,226
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland21$52,554$18,939
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg28$60,858$20,620
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford28$80,764$20,788
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland46$66,708$20,796
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend63$70,931$20,974
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford16$65,704$21,013
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis29$62,511$21,971
Salem HospitalSalem50$77,340$22,057
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay26$80,504$22,835
Providence Milwaukie HospitalMilwaukie12$48,063$23,021
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls17$71,948$23,238
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland23$146,526$31,817

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.