Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Oregon

Prices at 20 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,630 — 15% above the US median ($1,413), roughly 9.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $544 $492 155 min 16.1%
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $859 $1,195 132 min
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $1,178 $839 93 min 15.6%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $1,323 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $1,335 121 min 14.9%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $1,353 140 min 14.7%
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Bandon, OR $1,531 $1,442 ★ 2/5 99 min 14.7%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $1,630 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $1,630 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $1,630 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $1,630 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $1,871 $722 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $1,928 $2,570 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $2,051 $789 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $2,156 $2,849 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $2,317 $709 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $2,317 $1,013 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $2,317 $1,158 131 min 15.3%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $2,851 $727 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $3,587 $1,412 ★ 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)
$2,507
Cash / self-pay
$1,630
Insurer-negotiated
$1,013
Medicare pays
$171
$1,146$2,370
Median cash $1,630  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,630 — about 9.5× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,507 list price could save about $877 (35%).

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