How much does an urgent care / office visit (new patient) cost in Salem?
New-patient office or urgent-care evaluation visit of low to moderate complexity. Below: the rates insurers have actually negotiated with 1 Salem-area hospitals, and the cash (self-pay) prices where published — from the hospitals' own federally required price files.
$66
lowest median negotiated rate
Santiam Memorial Hospital
$66
highest (adult hospitals)
Santiam Memorial Hospital
1.0×
price spread
same procedure, same metro
Median negotiated rate per hospital · sorted low → high · hover a bar for the full receipt
cash (self-pay) price
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* Specialty hospital (pediatric or cancer center) — rates reflect specialty case mix. † Median based on fewer than 3 published rates — treat as indicative. Bars show the median dollar-denominated commercial negotiated rate; hospitals sharing a health-system contract show similar rates.
SOURCE: standard-charges files from 1 hospitals · file dates 2026-04-01 → 2026-08-06 · retrieved 2026-08-08
Tip: if you haven't met your deductible, ask each hospital for its discounted cash price — it is often far below the billed charge.