US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with major complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 308: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc

$38,240typical hospital bill
$12,374typical amount paid
$10,319–$18,443range paid across 16 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,240 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin17$36,699$10,319
Adventist Health PortlandPortland12$61,074$10,342
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield32$43,123$10,443
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland34$25,601$11,521
Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass25$52,083$11,543
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg18$35,099$11,581
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland26$33,017$12,164
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford13$42,964$12,341
Salem HospitalSalem38$37,966$12,406
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay28$37,478$13,243
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls22$35,792$13,358
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis13$38,514$13,362
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland11$38,794$13,824
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford52$63,088$14,212
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend37$37,937$14,286
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland13$59,181$18,443

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.