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Oregon: one knee, three prices

What Medicare pays Oregon hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.

Surgery center
$9,748
Median Medicare knee rate, 37 orthopedic surgery centers
Hospital, same day
$13,662
Median Medicare allowed amount
Hospital, overnight
$19,625
Median avg total payment (incl. patient share), 13 hospitals

Oregon has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.

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Lowest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield$15,543$86,797$13,193
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin$15,616$49,710$13,513
Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverbendSpringfield$17,142$78,681$13,497
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City$17,407$49,158$13,624
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland$17,775$51,339$13,786
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland$19,616$51,260$13,657
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland$19,625$48,502$13,494
Salem HospitalSalem$19,649$65,804$14,165
St Charles Bend CampusBend$19,744$87,274$13,672
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford$20,120$62,545$15,897

Highest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland$24,226$104,677$13,662
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls$21,325$71,871$17,077
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay$20,958$51,020$14,353
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford$20,120$62,545$15,897
St Charles Bend CampusBend$19,744$87,274$13,672
Salem HospitalSalem$19,649$65,804$14,165
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland$19,625$48,502$13,494
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland$19,616$51,260$13,657
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland$17,775$51,339$13,786
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City$17,407$49,158$13,624

Every Oregon hospital (29)

Orthopedic surgery centers (37)

Questions

How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Oregon?

In 2024 the median average total payment to Oregon hospitals was $19,625 per Medicare inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 13 hospitals; Medicare's payment plus the patient's share), and the median Medicare allowed amount was $13,662 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $9,748 for a knee.

Which Oregon hospitals have the lowest Medicare payment for a joint replacement?

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center ($15,543), Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center ($15,616), Sacred Heart Medical Center Riverbend ($17,142) (average total payment per inpatient stay, patient share included).

What do Oregon hospitals list for a joint replacement?

The median list (chargemaster) price is $62,545, about 3.2× the median average total payment for a Medicare stay.

Does Oregon have a certificate-of-need law?

Oregon has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers. CON is required only for new hospitals and new skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities and services; freestanding ASCs are not listed.