DRG 281 · Cardiovascular

Heart Attack Cost in Oregon — Compare All Hospitals

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with complications — discharged alive.

State average
$36,547
gross charge · DRG 281
Hospitals
12
with published pricing
Price range
$10,414 – $53,081
low to high
Lowest $10,414 Highest $53,081

12 Oregon hospitals list a gross charge for heart attack under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $10,414 to $53,081. The cheapest is Lower Umpqua Hospital in Reedsport; the most expensive is Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario in Ontario. The state average sits at $36,547.

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 heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling heart attack 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 heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 281 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.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart attack. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Emergency department evaluation and cardiac workup
  • Inpatient cardiac monitoring (often in a coronary care unit)
  • Diagnostic catheterization and any required stenting
  • Inpatient medications and routine labs during admission

Usually billed separately

  • Cardiologist, ED physician, and any interventional specialist professional fees
  • Ambulance transport
  • Outpatient cardiac rehab and follow-up visits after discharge
  • Long-term medications (antiplatelets, statins, beta-blockers)

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart attack best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

Heart-Attack Mortality (30-day)

The single most important quality signal — how often patients survive 30 days after a heart attack at this hospital.

Time to Fibrinolysis (STEMI)

For ST-elevation heart attacks treated with clot-busting drugs, every minute counts. Tracks median minutes from arrival to treatment.

Heart-Attack Readmissions

Reflects discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and outpatient cardiology handoff.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For heart attack, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Lower Umpqua Hospital

    Reedsport, OR

    Gross charge $10,414
    Cash pay $5,624
  2. 2

    Bay Area Hospital

    Coos Bay, OR

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $23,376
    Cash pay $17,532
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,465
  3. 3

    Adventist Health Tillamook

    Tillamook, OR

    Gross charge $31,541
    Cash pay $17,032
  4. 4

    Sky Lakes Medical Center

    Klamath Falls, OR

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,531
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,294
  5. 5

    St. Charles Bend

    Bend, OR

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $37,887
    Cash pay $30,310
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,813
  6. 6

    St. Charles Madras

    Madras, OR

    Gross charge $37,887
    Cash pay $30,310
  7. 7

    Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus

    Albany, OR

    Gross charge $39,056
    Cash pay $25,387
  8. 8

    McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield

    Springfield, OR

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $39,108
    Cash pay $23,465
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,212
  9. 9

    Willamette Valley Medical Center

    Mcminnville, OR

    Gross charge $42,732
    Cash pay $17,093
  10. 10

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City

    Baker City, OR

    Gross charge $43,286
    Cash pay $28,136
  11. 11

    Adventist Health Portland

    Portland, OR

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $46,661
    Cash pay $14,932
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,040
  12. 12

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario

    Ontario, OR

    Gross charge $53,081
    Cash pay $34,503
  13. 13

    Mercy Medical Center

    Roseburg, OR

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,661
  14. 14

    Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

    Portland, OR

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    OHSU Hospital

    Portland, OR

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,624
  16. 16

    Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

    Corvallis, OR

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,171
  17. 17

    Hillsboro Medical Center

    Hillsboro, OR

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

    Lincoln City, OR

    Gross charge
  19. 19
    Gross charge

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