Simple wound stitches cost in Oregon

Prices at 18 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $561 — 79% above the US median ($313), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $198 $264 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $320 $210 93 min 15.6%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $366 $239 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $366 $171 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $366 $175 131 min 15.3%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $390 $501 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $491 $172 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $550 $241 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $558 $266 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $563 $382 155 min 16.1%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $566 140 min 14.7%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $580 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $580 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $580 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $580 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $679 $245 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $735 121 min 14.9%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $787 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%

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)
$853
Cash / self-pay
$561
Insurer-negotiated
$241
Medicare pays
$127
$352$696
Median cash $561  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $561 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($127). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $853 list price could save about $292 (34%).

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