Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, OR charges 3.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 81 analyzed procedures, according to our pricing analysis.
Portland, OR 97213 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.4x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.52x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
81
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $54,431 | $27,215 | — | 5.5x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $60,179 | $30,089 | — | 5x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $118,596 | $59,298 | — | 4.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $56,319 | $28,159 | — | 4.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $45,328 | $22,664 | — | 4.5x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $68,476 | $34,238 | — | 4.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $74,711 | $37,356 | — | 4.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $26,434 | $13,217 | — | 4.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,147 | $12,573 | — | 4.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $61,966 | $30,983 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $28,615 | $14,308 | — | 4.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $80,719 | $40,359 | — | 4.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $35,709 | $17,855 | — | 4.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $46,572 | $23,286 | — | 4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $57,847 | $28,924 | — | 4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $33,332 | $16,666 | — | 3.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $71,275 | $35,638 | — | 3.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $40,416 | $20,208 | — | 3.9x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $50,090 | $25,045 | — | 3.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $29,425 | $14,712 | — | 3.8x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $27,271 | $13,636 | — | 3.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $150,634 | $75,317 | — | 3.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $43,253 | $21,626 | — | 3.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $23,003 | $11,502 | — | 3.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $29,879 | $14,939 | — | 3.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $204,524 | $102,262 | — | 3.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $22,046 | $11,023 | — | 3.7x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $78,379 | $39,190 | — | 3.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $49,771 | $24,885 | — | 3.6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $52,198 | $26,099 | — | 3.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $56,889 | $28,444 | — | 3.6x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $149,163 | $74,581 | — | 3.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $35,918 | $17,959 | — | 3.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $121,700 | $60,850 | — | 3.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $160,495 | $80,248 | — | 3.5x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $46,554 | $23,277 | — | 3.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $28,173 | $14,086 | — | 3.5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $105,423 | $52,712 | — | 3.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $53,016 | $26,508 | — | 3.4x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $111,821 | $55,911 | — | 3.4x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $156,690 | $78,345 | — | 3.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $43,148 | $21,574 | — | 3.3x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $106,652 | $53,326 | — | 3.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $32,775 | $16,387 | — | 3.3x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 405 | $182,913 | $91,456 | — | 3.3x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $151,476 | $75,738 | — | 3.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $29,875 | $14,937 | — | 3.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $21,251 | $10,626 | — | 3.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $29,613 | $14,807 | — | 3.2x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $38,348 | $19,174 | — | 3.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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