Oregon / Asante Three Rivers Medical Center

CMS certification 380002 · Grants Pass, OR · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Asante Three Rivers Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Asante Three Rivers Medical Center reported 985 Medicare inpatient stays across 35 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.12 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Oregon, number 4 of 26 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.05×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 190 stays at an average charge of $62,874, 30% below the national average. It also billed 1,307 outpatient services, charging 5.82 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 985
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.12×
3Rank in OR (highest ratio = 1) 4 of 26
4CMS price-transparency actions 4

Average charge per stay at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 35 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center charged more than the national average in 3 (9%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	190	$62,874	-30%	$16,802
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	75	$46,088	-18%	$11,349
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	49	$55,241	-4%	$10,738
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	48	$54,019	-10%	$12,751
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	31	$63,888	-9%	$13,803
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	30	$48,668	-36%	$13,070
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	29	$39,748	+5%	$7,136
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	28	$71,545	-29%	$17,464
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	27	$44,075	-10%	$10,588
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	26	$40,646	-16%	$8,565
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	25	$52,083	-8%	$11,543
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	25	$76,391	-36%	$24,512
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	24	$47,739	-14%	$9,020
603 Cellulitis without MCC	24	$38,186	+2%	$8,274
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	24	$32,726	-12%	$7,673
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	22	$35,048	-9%	$6,997
683 Renal Failure with CC	22	$35,971	-12%	$7,928
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	21	$41,884	-18%	$10,376
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	20	$36,017	0%	$6,590
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	19	$76,242	-11%	$16,386
390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC	19	$25,727	-8%	$5,605
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	19	$33,608	-16%	$6,913
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	18	$55,253	-8%	$11,330
682 Renal Failure with MCC	18	$61,805	-6%	$13,439
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	17	$31,381	-38%	$8,819
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	17	$74,443	-27%	$19,570
638 Diabetes with CC	17	$33,411	-20%	$11,989
331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC	16	$52,367	-39%	$13,852
536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC	14	$35,617	-5%	$7,083
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	13	$50,560	-49%	$14,878
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	12	$32,478	-36%	$9,522
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	12	$130,950	-43%	$36,669
917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC	12	$48,722	-35%	$14,916
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	11	$102,016	-26%	$24,273
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	11	$93,403	+27%	$15,746

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	445	$19,222	$2,681
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	117	$47,693	$12,778
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	114	$10,473	$1,577
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	99	$21,468	$5,555
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	52	$17,321	$2,803
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	48	$74,183	$17,996
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	43	$14,166	$3,087
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	40	$17,050	$3,761
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	37	$9,504	$1,552
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	36	$31,583	$6,291
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	34	$6,129	$1,905
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	33	$5,351	$1,877
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	31	$31,161	$6,877
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	26	$8,378	$2,685
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	23	$15,868	$3,413
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	22	$13,527	$3,078
Level 5 ENT Procedures	19	$37,657	$5,778
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	19	$36,809	$10,147
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	18	$20,071	$3,220
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	15	$10,927	$3,084
Level 4 ENT Procedures	13	$13,364	$3,176
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	12	$16,756	$3,204
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	11	$23,148	$6,753

Against the Oregon average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Asante Three Rivers Medical Center charged $62,874 on average, 6% more than the Oregon average of $59,560, and was paid $16,802 against a state average of $19,972. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Asante Three Rivers Medical Center charged $46,088 on average, 14% more than the Oregon average of $40,542, and was paid $11,349 against a state average of $12,978. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Asante Three Rivers Medical Center charged $55,241 on average, 29% more than the Oregon average of $42,760, and was paid $10,738 against a state average of $12,368. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Asante Three Rivers Medical Center charged $54,019 on average, 41% more than the Oregon average of $38,212, and was paid $12,751 against a state average of $13,346. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,222 was 13% above the state average of $16,975. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $47,693 was 9% below the state average of $52,209. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,473 was 29% above the state average of $8,100. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $21,468 was 36% below the state average of $33,402.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, OR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Warning Notice — 2023-05-24 (CMS case 748)
CAP Request — 2023-09-15 (CMS case 748)
Closure Notice — 2023-12-01 (CMS case 748)
Met Requirements — 2026-02-02 (CMS case 6922)

A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.