Oregon / Willamette Valley Medical Center
CMS certification 380071 · Mcminnville, OR · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Willamette Valley Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Willamette Valley Medical Center reported 225 Medicare inpatient stays across 10 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.8 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Oregon, number 6 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: 59 stays at an average charge of $48,017, 47% below the national average. It also billed 462 outpatient services, charging 8.11 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 225
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.8×
- 3Rank in OR (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 26
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 10 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Willamette Valley Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (10%). 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 | 59 | $48,017 | -47% | $16,090 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 36 | $37,811 | -33% | $10,376 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 24 | $40,451 | -18% | $8,490 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $37,703 | -37% | $10,773 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 17 | $41,988 | -41% | $14,318 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $47,720 | -37% | $13,330 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $106,263 | +4% | $17,178 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $41,392 | -18% | $9,773 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $34,226 | -8% | $6,377 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $48,613 | 0% | $8,227 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 129 | $18,437 | $2,855 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 45 | $5,577 | $1,682 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 45 | $33,713 | $3,396 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 35 | $50,393 | $5,779 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 34 | $26,861 | $11,192 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 31 | $82,868 | $13,786 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 29 | $59,954 | $7,506 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $29,155 | $3,658 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 22 | $16,657 | $1,503 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 15 | $28,749 | $3,425 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 14 | $40,590 | $5,120 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 14 | $20,405 | $1,925 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 13 | $28,798 | $3,345 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 12 | $51,532 | $3,630 |
Against the Oregon average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Willamette Valley Medical Center charged $48,017 on average, 19% less than the Oregon average of $59,560, and was paid $16,090 against a state average of $19,972. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Willamette Valley Medical Center charged $37,811 on average, 7% less than the Oregon average of $40,542, and was paid $10,376 against a state average of $12,978. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Willamette Valley Medical Center charged $40,451 on average, 21% more than the Oregon average of $33,395, and was paid $8,490 against a state average of $10,715. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Willamette Valley Medical Center charged $37,703 on average, 1% less than the Oregon average of $38,212, and was paid $10,773 against a state average of $13,346. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,437 was 9% above the state average of $16,975. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,577 was 31% below the state average of $8,100. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $33,713 was 87% above the state average of $18,071. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $50,393 was 51% above the state average of $33,402.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Willamette Valley Medical Center in Mcminnville, OR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-09-11 (CMS case 2503)
- Closure Notice — 2024-11-15 (CMS case 2503)
- Warning Notice — 2025-06-27 (CMS case 5291)
- Closure Notice — 2025-09-26 (CMS case 5291)
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.