72/100
#575 nationally
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
1015 Nw 22Nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR 97210 · (503) 413-7682
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center billed $3.49 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 71
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OR
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
427 | $13,090 | $2,391 | +11% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $19,879 | $4,234 | -4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $22,167 | $3,388 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $6,488 | $1,650 | -36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $37,826 | $13,494 | -39% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $14,727 | $2,829 | -24% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $27,444 | $6,005 | -22% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
95 | $57,772 | $21,753 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $15,677 | $3,277 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $28,261 | $5,317 | about average |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,481 | $2,090 | +28% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$71,057 | $25,143 | +25% |
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,419 | $8,170 | +19% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,090 | $2,391 | +11% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$53,962 | $15,093 | +11% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$60,249 | $20,566 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,940 | $5,484 | +7% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$39,996 | $12,135 | +6% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Major Complications
MS-DRG 435 · Inpatient stay |
$30,948 | $18,608 | -62% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
$53,728 | $32,938 | -59% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,187 | $21,121 | -56% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,923 | $7,181 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,698 | $8,911 | -45% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$41,179 | $19,697 | -45% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,826 | $13,494 | -39% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$48,502 | $19,625 | -39% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.