Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) cost in Portland, OR

Prices at 4 hospitals in Portland, OR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $473 — 23% above the US median ($383), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $371 — ★ 3/5 170 min —
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $371 — ★ 4/5 183 min —
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $574 $379 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $1,494 $431 — — —

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 October 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)
$727
Cash / self-pay
$473
Insurer-negotiated
$405
Medicare pays
$56
$371$1,218
Median cash $473  ·  Medicare $56  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $473 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $727 list price could save about $255 (35%).

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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
Carolyn Yang, M.D.Hand SurgeryPortland, OR85
Jocelyn Compton, MDOrthopedic SurgeryPortland, OR60
Carrie Hayes, MHS PA-CPhysician AssistantPortland, OR54
Erica Fazzini, PA-CPhysician AssistantPortland, OR50
Hannah Aultman, MDOrthopedic SurgeryPortland, OR43
Mcpherson Beall, MDHand SurgeryPortland, OR42
Kenneth Hegewald, D.P.M.PodiatryPortland, OR29
Jeremy Fong, PA-CPhysician AssistantPortland, OR16
Adam Mirarchi, MDOrthopedic SurgeryPortland, OR16
Kevin Driscoll, DPMPodiatryPortland, OR14

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