68/100
#709 nationally
Salem Hospital
890 Oak Street, Se, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 561-5200
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Salem Hospital billed $3.50 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
- 126
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OR
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
417 | $59,064 | $19,543 | -9% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
324 | $16,278 | $2,961 | -16% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
309 | $52,953 | $14,165 | -15% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
225 | $37,415 | $12,257 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
182 | $8,808 | $1,795 | -13% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
166 | $17,609 | $3,508 | -8% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $37,132 | $7,671 | -7% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
124 | $39,964 | $16,256 | -27% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
113 | $17,515 | $3,472 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $23,609 | $4,456 | +14% |
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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,509 | $5,811 | +42% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,395 | $7,022 | +28% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,997 | $6,110 | +27% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$177,855 | $48,057 | +23% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$135,730 | $30,757 | +21% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$97,725 | $19,294 | +18% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$116,360 | $26,471 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,609 | $4,456 | +14% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$37,054 | $15,092 | -45% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications
MS-DRG 442 · Inpatient stay |
$25,188 | $9,616 | -40% |
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 439 · Inpatient stay |
$21,738 | $9,002 | -39% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$88,350 | $29,951 | -39% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$30,102 | $12,778 | -37% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$36,432 | $13,663 | -37% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 661 · Inpatient stay |
$30,397 | $10,724 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,304 | $11,432 | -34% |
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.