US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with complications in Oregon

MS-DRG 194: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc

$29,725typical hospital bill
$9,072typical amount paid
$6,997–$11,045range paid across 8 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,725 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 Pass22$35,048$6,997
Salem HospitalSalem27$22,525$8,011
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford25$28,655$8,398
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield13$31,781$9,059
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay15$32,363$9,084
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland24$19,348$9,205
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis11$25,926$9,237
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland11$30,795$11,045

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.