{"id":590,"date":"2023-06-28T16:01:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=590"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:16:58","slug":"learn-more-about-price-transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-visitors\/make-a-payment\/learn-more-about-price-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Price Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_a661c09b0978243c3eb2e197e1b30545\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-price-transparency\">Price Transparency<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<nav id=\"block_87e595a32d5b4b30811f7ebab7d71e11\" class=\"shs-block in-content-nav-links grid-container has-blue-midnight-background-color\">\n\t<button class=\"in-content-nav-title has-blue-midnight-background-color js-in-page-nav-toggle\">On This Page\t<svg id=\"icon_menu\" class=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\">\n\t\t<defs><style>#icon_menu_hit_box{fill:transparent;}#bot{transform-origin: 10% 70%;}#top{transform-origin: 15% 30%;}.im1{fill:#7999B9;}<\/style><\/defs>\n\t\t<title>Related Content Menu<\/title>\n\t\t<rect id=\"top\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"2.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"mid\" class=\"im1 hide-when-open\" y=\"9.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"bot\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"16.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"icon_menu_hit_box\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#standard_charges\" target=\"_self\">Standard Charges<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#Understand\" target=\"_self\">What Impacts the Cost of Care<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"standard_charges\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standard Charges for Patient Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This hospital determines its standard charges for patient services with the use of a chargemaster system, which is a list of charges for the components of patient care that go into every patient\u2019s bill. These are the baseline rates for items and services provided at this hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chargemaster is similar in concept to the manufacturer\u2019s suggested retail price (MSRP) on a product. It is the starting price for each service performed and item used in an individual patient\u2019s treatment at the hospital. The chargemaster rates are updated from time to time to accurately reflect the hospital\u2019s expenses to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard charges shown in the files are not binding and do not necessarily reflect the out-of-pocket costs that a patient may pay. Government insurance plans such as Medicare and Medicaid do not pay the chargemaster rates, but rather have their own set rates which hospitals are obligated to accept. Commercial insurance payments are based on contract negotiations with payors and may or may not reflect the standard charges. The cost of treatment also may be impacted by variables involved in a patient\u2019s actual care, such as specific equipment or supplies required, the length of time spent in surgery or recovery, additional tests, or any changes in care or unexpected conditions or complications that arise.&nbsp; Moreover, the chargemaster list only includes charges from the hospital. It may not reflect the charges for all medications, medical supplies or physicians involved in caring for a patient. We encourage you to use our helpful price estimator to determine your out-of-pocket costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-visitors\/make-a-payment\/get-a-service-estimate-cost-of-care\/\">Get An Estimate For Your Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients with health insurance coverage should contact their health plan for specific information regarding potential out-of-pocket costs and financial responsibility for health care services at the hospital. Patients who do not have insurance or are concerned about paying for their services should contact the hospital to discuss the hospital\u2019s financial assistance policy, charges, alternative pricing and payment terms. More information about Samaritan Health Services\u2019 financial assistance policies is available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-visitors\/make-a-payment\/financial-assistance\/\">samhealth.org\/FinancialAssistance.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-access-machine-readable-files\">Access Machine-readable Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can download a comprehensive machine-readable file of our standard charges for procedures, medications and supplies, for each of the hospital<\/strong>s <strong>below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-good-samaritan-regional-medical-center-corvallis-oregon\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealth.pt.panaceainc.com\/MRFDownload\/samaritanhealth\/goodsamaritan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center<\/a> &#8211; Corvallis, Oregon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samaritan-albany-general-hospital-albany-oregon\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealth.pt.panaceainc.com\/MRFDownload\/samaritanhealth\/albany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Albany General Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Albany, Oregon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samaritan-lebanon-community-hospital-lebanon-oregon\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealth.pt.panaceainc.com\/MRFDownload\/samaritanhealth\/lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Lebanon, Oregon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samaritan-north-lincoln-hospital-lincoln-city-oregon\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealth.pt.panaceainc.com\/MRFDownload\/samaritanhealth\/northlincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Lincoln City, Oregon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samaritan-pacific-communities-hospital-newport-oregon\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealth.pt.panaceainc.com\/MRFDownload\/samaritanhealth\/pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Newport, Oregon<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"Understand\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Understand the Cost of Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There are a variety of factors that can influence the cost of care at a hospital.<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-samaritan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a> the pdf below to see the Cost of Care infographic in its entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-samaritan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful graphic to explain what factors impact the cost of care at a hospital. This shows the first part of a larger downloadable infographic.\" class=\"wp-image-21598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic-185x100.jpg 185w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cost-of-care-infographic.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find information about standard charges for hospital services, as required by federal price transparency rules. 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