US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat in Oregon

MS-DRG 310: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc

$21,231typical hospital bill
$6,625typical amount paid
$5,726–$8,895range paid across 6 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,231 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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 Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford14$21,020$5,726
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend23$23,979$5,896
Salem HospitalSalem15$21,442$6,332
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls11$20,756$6,918
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland35$10,991$7,159
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland16$23,588$8,895

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.