Joint aspiration (small/intermediate) cost in Oregon

Prices at 21 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $489 — 25% above the US median ($392), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $174 $86 — 123 min —
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Bandon, OR $209 $157 ★ 2/5 100 min —
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $216 — — 123 min —
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $319 $392 ★ 3/5 200 min —
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $367 — ★ 3/5 170 min —
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $367 — ★ 4/5 183 min —
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $367 — ★ 3/5 154 min —
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $367 — ★ 2/5 177 min —
OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR $447 $382 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend Springfield, OR $473 $375 ★ 4/5 242 min —
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $489 $620 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $547 — — 142 min —
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $599 $527 — 151 min —
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $606 $179 — 94 min —
St Charles Medical Center-Bend Bend, OR $689 $365 ★ 4/5 173 min —
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $689 $280 ★ 3/5 126 min —
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $689 $160 — 126 min —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $829 $255 ★ 4/5 — —
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $859 $1,065 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $1,166 — ★ 5/5 117 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland Portland, OR $1,494 $475 — — —

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)
$719
Cash / self-pay
$489
Insurer-negotiated
$370
Medicare pays
$57
$216$859
Median cash $489  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $489 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $719 list price could save about $229 (32%).

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