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Comparing Hospital Discounts

Financial Assistance Fee Schedules for Portland Metro Area Hospitals

Information on this page is not guaranteed. For the most complete up to date information please check with the individual hospitals. A link to each hospital is provided on the fee schedule page

Below you will find current fee schedules and a summary of hospital-specific financial assistance criteria provided by Portland metro hospitals.

Adventist Medical Center

FPL = Discount
0-200%=100%

Formula for 201%-400%:
Divide income in excess of AMC’s Income Guideline* by the guideline. Subtract result from total bill, Multiply result by total bill. Balance remaining which is less than this result is free.

Patients must live in hospital service area, and must not be eligible for publicly funded coverage.

Discount covers all patient’s accounts for 3 months, & any services planned during the subsequent 3 months.

Available to patients who are uninsured or who cannot pay their portion after insurance payment. Catastrophic hospitalization may be sufficient to qualify.

Medically Necessary is as defined by Medicaid & Medicare.

*$19,600 income for a 1 person family, $26,400 for 2, $33,200 for 3; $40,000 for 4. Add $6800 for each additional family member.

Legacy Emanuel, Meridian Park, Mt. Hood, Salmon Creek, Good Samaritan

FPL = Discount
0-200% = 100%
201%-225% = 90%
226%-250% = 80%
251%-275% = 70%
276%-300% = 60%
301%-325% = 50%
326%-350% = 40%
351%-375% = 30%
376%-400% = 25%

Medical indigency combined medical bills 1xs annual salary, catastrophic event/diagnoses, or Medicaid eligibility within 60 days of service, also may qualify patient for financial assistance.

Patients with open lines of credit indicative of resources to pay their bill will not be eligible for financial assistance.

If requested, payment adjustments are available for early bill payment: 10% within 7 days, 5% within 14 days.

Oregon Health and Science University Hospitals & Clinics

FPL = Discount
0-200% = 100%
205-225% = 90%
230-250% = 80%
255-275% = 70%
280-295% = 60%
300-320% = 50%
325-340% = 40%
345-360% = 30%
365-380% = 20%
385-400% = 10%

Available for medically necessary services provided to eligible patients throughout Oregon, and eligible minors living in State of Washington counties adjacent to Oregon.

Eligibility is specific to each in-patient admission. Out-patient services require periodic screening.

OHSU uses OMAP’s list of Priority Medical Services as a guideline for covered services.

Providence Portland,Milwaukie, St. Vincent

FPL = Discount
0-200% = 100%
201-300% = 70%
301-350% = 40%
351-400% = 10%

Automatic Uninsured Discount adjusts bill to rate charged to PHS Preferred Providers.

If bill after discount is a hardship patients may apply for financial assistance.

Patients must have resided in primary service area of a PHS hospital for at least six months AND household income must be 400%FPL for >/= 12 months prior to service.

Patients with access to health insurance, third party reimbursement for health services or government programs, but who elect not to enroll, or who fail to maintain coverage may be excluded.

Southwest Washington Medical Center

FPL = Discount
0-200% = 100%
201-225% = 80%
226-250% = 70%
251-275% = 60%
276-300% = 50%
301-325% = 40%
326-350% = 30%
351-375% = 20%
376-400% = 10%
400+% = 0%

Available to uninsured, eligible patients living in hospital’s service area.

Not available to patients with access to health insurance, third party reimbursement for health services or government programs, but who elect not to enroll, or who fail to maintain coverage.

Includes clinic, urgent, emergent, and in-hospital care.

Tuality Healthcare

FPL = Discount
0-219% = 100%
220-239% = 90%
340-259% = 80%
260-279% = 70%
280-299% = 60%
300-319% = 50%
320-339% = 40%
340-350% = 30%
360-379% = 20%
380-399% = 10%
400% = 5%

Not available to patients with access to health insurance, but who elect not to enroll.

Includes services provided by physicians in Tuality medical group.

Willamette Falls Hospital

FPL = Discount
0-220% = 100%
221-240% = 90%
241-260% = 80%
261-280% = 70%
281-300% = 60%
301-320% = 50%
321-340% = 40%
341-360% = 30%
361-400% = 20%

Automatic 20% Uninsured Discount.

If bill after discount is a hardship patients may apply for financial assistance.

Financial assistance is available to insured and uninsured, equally.

Financial assistance eligibility will cover related household members for one-year from date completed application was received.

Available for hospital care, outpatient services, and care provided by internal medicine and immediate care clinics.