Oregon / Samaritan Albany General Hospital
CMS certification 380022 · Albany, OR · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Samaritan Albany General Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Samaritan Albany General Hospital reported 82 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.72 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 39 stays at an average charge of $49,093, 46% below the national average. It also billed 648 outpatient services, charging 3.8 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 82
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.72×
- 3Rank in OR (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Samaritan Albany General Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 39 | $49,093 | -46% | $16,965 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 22 | $28,244 | -50% | $11,350 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $37,511 | -47% | $14,688 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 150 | $37,380 | $13,481 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 98 | $4,217 | $1,670 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 56 | $14,710 | $5,296 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 53 | $14,694 | $5,705 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 49 | $24,947 | $5,990 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 49 | $14,303 | $2,796 |
| Level 4 ENT Procedures | 26 | $13,209 | $3,240 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $11,472 | $3,619 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 23 | $10,627 | $2,950 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 19 | $8,388 | $2,026 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $10,943 | $3,360 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 17 | $20,294 | $3,309 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $35,339 | $6,638 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $67,802 | $18,124 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 13 | $4,785 | $1,669 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 12 | $20,706 | $3,115 |
| Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 11 | $34,584 | $10,676 |
Against the Oregon average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Samaritan Albany General Hospital charged $49,093 on average, 18% less than the Oregon average of $59,560, and was paid $16,965 against a state average of $19,972. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Samaritan Albany General Hospital charged $28,244 on average, 30% less than the Oregon average of $40,542, and was paid $11,350 against a state average of $12,978. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Samaritan Albany General Hospital charged $37,511 on average, 21% less than the Oregon average of $47,624, and was paid $14,688 against a state average of $16,735. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $37,380 was 28% below the state average of $52,209. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,217 was 48% below the state average of $8,100. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $14,710 was 41% below the state average of $25,079. For Level 4 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5184), its average charge of $14,694 was 54% below the state average of $32,241.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Samaritan Albany General Hospital in Albany, OR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-25 (CMS case 5368)
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.