Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Oregon

Prices at 20 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $223 — 7% above the US median ($208), roughly 20.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $67 $61 155 min 16.1%
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $106 $156 132 min
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $135 121 min 14.9%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $137 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $144 $101 93 min 15.6%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $159 140 min 14.7%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $204 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $204 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $204 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $204 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $243 $320 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $254 $102 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $276 $103 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Bandon, OR $285 $286 ★ 2/5 99 min 14.7%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $311 $112 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $342 $456 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $536 $202 ★ 4/5 15.0%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $669 $116 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $669 $318 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $669 $343 131 min 15.3%

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)
$315
Cash / self-pay
$223
Insurer-negotiated
$156
Medicare pays
$11
$132$669
Median cash $223  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $223 — about 20.3× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $315 list price could save about $91 (29%).

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