X-ray of the skull cost in Oregon

Prices at 19 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $371 — 27% above the US median ($292), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $109 $824 155 min 16.1%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $132 140 min 14.7%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $215 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $242 121 min 14.9%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $250 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $250 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $250 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $250 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $319 $125 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $371 $135 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $386 $413 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $388 $123 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $403 $452 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $427 $359 93 min 15.6%
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $448 $124 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $448 $148 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $448 $168 131 min 15.3%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $496 $192 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $515 $132

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)
$515
Cash / self-pay
$371
Insurer-negotiated
$158
Medicare pays
$40
$199$457
Median cash $371  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $371 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($80).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $515 list price could save about $144 (28%).

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