Newborn hospital care cost in Oregon

Prices at 3 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $274 — 100% above the US median ($137), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR $176 $79 123 min
Harney District Hospital Burns, OR $274 $209 94 min
Good Shepherd Medical Center Hermiston, OR $291 $262 151 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)
$291
Cash / self-pay
$274
Insurer-negotiated
$209
Medicare pays
$58
$196$288
Median cash $274  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $274 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($58). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $291 list price could save about $17 (6%).

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