Surgery and procedures CPT 30520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Septoplasty cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum as an inpatient: from $1,228.50 to $8,478.00, with a median of $1,228.50. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $2,878.10 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 30520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,228.50Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center + 4 more
Median$1,228.50half pay less
Highest$8,478.00in this market
Difference6.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

median
Lowest $1,228.50Highest $8,478.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,228.50 $1,890.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $8,478.00 $11,304.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $8,478.00 $11,304.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $8,478.00 $11,304.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $8,478.00 $11,304.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $8,478.00 $11,304.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,228.50, median $1,228.50, highest $8,478.00 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,025.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.