DRG 552 · Musculoskeletal

Medical Back Problems Cost in Oregon — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.

State average
$33,669
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
12
with published pricing
Price range
$15,623 – $44,366
low to high
Lowest $15,623 Highest $44,366

12 Oregon hospitals list a gross charge for medical back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $15,623 to $44,366. The cheapest is Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay; the most expensive is Willamette Valley Medical Center in Mcminnville. The state average sits at $33,669.

What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling medical back problems in Oregon, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Oregon hospitals missing from the list either don't perform medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Bay Area Hospital

    Coos Bay, OR

    Gross charge $15,623
    Cash pay $11,718
  2. 2

    Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus

    Albany, OR

    Gross charge $28,846
    Cash pay $18,750
  3. 3

    Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center

    Bandon, OR

    Gross charge $32,082
  4. 4

    Adventist Health Tillamook

    Tillamook, OR

    Gross charge $32,769
    Cash pay $17,696
  5. 5

    Sky Lakes Medical Center

    Klamath Falls, OR

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $32,959
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,796
  6. 6

    Lower Umpqua Hospital

    Reedsport, OR

    Gross charge $33,925
    Cash pay $18,320
  7. 7

    McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield

    Springfield, OR

    Gross charge $34,050
    Cash pay $20,430
  8. 8

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario

    Ontario, OR

    Gross charge $34,799
    Cash pay $22,619
  9. 9

    St. Charles Bend

    Bend, OR

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $38,174
    Cash pay $30,539
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,971
  10. 10

    St. Charles Madras

    Madras, OR

    Gross charge $38,174
    Cash pay $30,539
  11. 11

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City

    Baker City, OR

    Gross charge $38,258
    Cash pay $24,868
  12. 12

    Willamette Valley Medical Center

    Mcminnville, OR

    Gross charge $44,366
    Cash pay $17,746
  13. 13

    Mercy Medical Center

    Roseburg, OR

    Gross charge
  14. 14

    Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

    Portland, OR

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,550
  15. 15

    OHSU Hospital

    Portland, OR

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,402
  16. 16

    Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

    Corvallis, OR

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Hillsboro Medical Center

    Hillsboro, OR

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

    Lincoln City, OR

    Gross charge

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