CT scan of the head with contrast cost in Oregon

Prices at 21 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,522 — 10% above the US median ($1,381), roughly 10.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $622 140 min 14.7%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $707 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $707 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $707 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $707 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $956 121 min 14.9%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $956 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $1,021 $214 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $1,192 $232 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $1,267 $320 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $1,522 $685 132 min
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $1,600 $2,134 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $1,617 $209 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $1,761 $2,327 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $1,779 $224 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $1,779 $623 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $1,779 $534 131 min 15.3%
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $1,860 $246
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $1,892 $1,679 93 min 15.6%
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Bandon, OR $2,889 $2,283 ★ 2/5 99 min 14.7%
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $4,587 $4,128 155 min 16.1%

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)
$1,860
Cash / self-pay
$1,522
Insurer-negotiated
$578
Medicare pays
$148
$707$1,892
Median cash $1,522  ·  Medicare $148  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,522 — about 10.3× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,860 list price could save about $338 (18%).

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