US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in Oregon

MS-DRG 267: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc

$156,560typical hospital bill
$47,478typical amount paid
$39,537–$53,246range paid across 8 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $156,560 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
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield14$163,161$39,537
Adventist Health PortlandPortland25$175,717$39,791
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland82$175,724$46,482
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland34$128,534$46,994
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis24$112,284$47,962
Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford52$197,462$48,302
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend37$121,487$48,741
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland116$149,960$53,246

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.