Pacemaker insertion cost in Portland, OR

Prices at 5 hospitals in Portland, OR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $18,296 — 42% below the US median ($31,763), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Adventist Health Portland Portland, OR $18,296 $31,180 ★ 4/5 205 min

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 September 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)
$57,175
Cash / self-pay
$18,296
Insurer-negotiated
$33,571
Medicare pays
$15,506
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $18,296 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($15,506). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($31,012).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $57,175 list price could save about $38,879 (68%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

Doctors who perform this in Portland

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Darren Jones, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR33
Alefiyah Rajabali, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR30
Alexi Zemsky, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR29
Fawaz Alhumaid, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR28
Jignesh Shah, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR27
Shaun Ageno, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR22
Brian Moyers, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR19
Charles Henrikson, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPortland, OR18
Laith Alkukhun, MDInternal MedicinePortland, OR14
Samuel Lau, M.D.CardiologyPortland, OR12
Michael Charles Tan, MDCardiologyPortland, OR12
Shawn Patrick, M.D.CardiologyPortland, OR11

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