US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Oregon

MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours

$36,047typical hospital bill
$10,449typical amount paid
$8,432–$13,747range paid across 19 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,047 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
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical CenterClackamas25$27,988$8,432
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin25$36,047$8,559
Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass24$47,739$9,020
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield97$43,452$9,405
Salem HospitalSalem64$35,663$9,713
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg21$40,352$9,868
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City11$23,136$10,071
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis22$45,321$10,120
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford15$28,322$10,291
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend51$37,094$10,449
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland50$31,543$10,688
Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles13$30,835$10,708
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland42$27,621$11,304
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford47$52,712$11,322
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland17$28,845$11,666
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay56$35,779$11,933
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls23$37,754$12,154
Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro19$49,746$12,604
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland30$43,789$13,747

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.