US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 309: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc

$25,258typical hospital bill
$7,724typical amount paid
$6,590–$10,873range paid across 17 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,258 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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 Pass20$36,017$6,590
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin16$34,690$6,708
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield29$26,926$7,072
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg25$24,723$7,166
Salem HospitalSalem36$25,258$7,349
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City11$19,913$7,477
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford36$28,050$7,571
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland22$18,133$7,704
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford12$23,164$7,724
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay43$23,918$8,192
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland68$16,683$8,194
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend36$31,167$8,300
Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro15$26,525$8,592
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland11$23,863$8,769
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland24$25,524$8,929
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls16$24,536$8,961
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland28$32,813$10,873

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.