Bone scan (nuclear) cost in Oregon

Prices at 17 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,093 — 21% below the US median ($1,378), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $320 $3,660 155 min 16.1%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $543 140 min 14.7%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $718 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $918 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $918 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $918 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $918 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $1,007 $488 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $1,093 $530 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $1,093 $484 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $1,417 $515 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $1,417 $515 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $1,417 $515 131 min 15.3%
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $1,426 $1,901 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $1,623 $522
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $1,799 $810 132 min
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $1,852 $725 ★ 4/5 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,623
Cash / self-pay
$1,093
Insurer-negotiated
$522
Medicare pays
$259
$648$1,693
Median cash $1,093  ·  Medicare $259  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,093 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,623 list price could save about $530 (33%).

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