82/100
#303 nationally
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
1046 6Th Avenue Sw, Albany, OR 97321 · (541) 812-4000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Samaritan Albany General Hospital billed $3.10 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
- 3.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 20
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OR
- #6
- 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 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
150 | $37,380 | $13,481 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $4,217 | $1,670 | -58% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $14,710 | $5,296 | -46% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $14,694 | $5,705 | -59% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $24,947 | $5,990 | -29% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $14,303 | $2,796 | -26% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $49,093 | $16,965 | -25% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $13,209 | $3,240 | -30% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $11,472 | $3,619 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $10,627 | $2,950 | -40% |
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 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,294 | $3,309 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,706 | $3,115 | -11% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,339 | $6,638 | -11% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$67,802 | $18,124 | -18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$49,093 | $16,965 | -25% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,303 | $2,796 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,947 | $5,990 | -29% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,209 | $3,240 | -30% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,694 | $5,705 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,217 | $1,670 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,785 | $1,669 | -57% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,710 | $5,296 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,943 | $3,360 | -46% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,472 | $3,619 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,584 | $10,676 | -42% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,380 | $13,481 | -40% |
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.