Highland Hospital

1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 · (510) 437-4800

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$29what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$55.9Mnet income, all sources

−364.3%margin on patient care alone

$32.9Mcost of charity care (3.2% of costs)

$33.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

232beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	201	$145,490	$33,676
Heart failure, with major complications 291	112	$103,803	$23,977
Respiratory failure 189	71	$96,246	$22,526
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	58	$74,332	$22,648
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	48	$93,042	$23,247
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	43	$117,421	$27,873
Lung infection, with major complications 177	37	$111,585	$29,580
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	36	$167,533	$35,812
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	35	$65,630	$15,952
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	31	$200,458	$49,496
Kidney failure, with complications 683	31	$70,485	$17,956
Sepsis 872	31	$82,770	$19,810
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	30	$61,423	$17,277
Heart attack, with major complications 280	27	$128,390	$27,041
Fainting 312	27	$74,168	$17,187
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 917	26	$99,517	$27,309
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	24	$66,793	$18,281
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	24	$56,326	$16,153
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	23	$425,093	$96,526
Back problems (no surgery) 552	22	$92,687	$18,591
Anemia and blood disorders 812	21	$68,348	$18,103
Stroke, with major complications 064	20	$240,447	$41,265
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	20	$129,210	$31,782
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	19	$97,476	$24,910
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 083	18	$217,753	$31,901
Diabetes, with complications 638	18	$60,491	$16,884
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	17	$135,622	$23,334
Major Chest Trauma with Cc 184	16	$154,852	$20,487
Urinary tract infection 690	16	$53,179	$15,673
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	16	$593,244	$145,525
Seizures with Mcc 100	15	$145,445	$32,908
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	15	$85,569	$23,299
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	15	$98,195	$17,634
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 070	14	$118,346	$29,477
Seizures 101	14	$78,476	$17,306
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	14	$134,045	$33,773
Psychoses 885	14	$99,693	$28,718
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	13	$52,906	$26,782
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	13	$131,912	$34,909
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897	13	$76,812	$17,548
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 023	12	$566,714	$129,030
COPD, with major complications 190	12	$93,799	$20,866
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	12	$260,860	$57,016
Heart attack, with complications 281	12	$90,788	$17,957
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	12	$102,884	$25,044
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	12	$159,062	$30,787
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	11	$101,729	$20,863
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with Cc 565	11	$109,535	$19,470
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	11	$68,216	$21,678
Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc 847	11	$49,133	$22,869

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