CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in Oregon

Prices at 19 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,478 — 10% below the US median ($1,646), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $685 140 min 14.7%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $1,074 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $1,074 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $1,074 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $1,074 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $1,234 121 min 14.9%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $1,234 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $1,338 $214 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $1,457 $232 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $1,478 $320 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $1,816 $2,422 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $1,892 $209 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $2,088 $265
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $2,089 $2,759 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $2,244 $1,992 93 min 15.6%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $2,431 $267 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $2,431 $851 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $2,431 $729 131 min 15.3%
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $6,431 $5,788 155 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 June 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)
$2,088
Cash / self-pay
$1,478
Insurer-negotiated
$525
Medicare pays
$173
$1,074$2,431
Median cash $1,478  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,478 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,088 list price could save about $610 (29%).

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