US Health Care Costs

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

2211 NE 139th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686 · (360) 487-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$59.2Mnet income, all sources
4.5%margin on patient care alone
$16.4Mcost of charity care (3.8% of costs)
$13.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
178beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending March 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871167$62,523$17,538
Heart failure, with major complications 291122$48,515$12,032
Lung infection, with major complications 17755$43,335$15,045
Respiratory failure 18955$45,979$11,612
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$35,283$12,693
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85338$150,723$45,574
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69834$46,336$14,266
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$33,454$9,439
Sepsis 87227$36,702$9,927
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$37,444$10,528
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$37,738$9,519
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$44,278$11,302
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$28,796$8,314
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$50,678$12,478
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$72,152$15,072
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$55,025$12,574
Fainting 31220$32,858$8,524
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$29,864$8,608
Diabetes, with major complications 63720$53,139$14,863
Kidney failure, with complications 68320$33,965$8,598
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$33,748$7,382
Urinary tract infection 69019$31,206$7,881
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07018$42,279$15,233
Heart stent 32218$86,575$18,392
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$31,782$7,786
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$63,702$18,601
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$26,726$9,075
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64318$42,518$14,325
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 09117$38,108$15,379
COPD, with major complications 19017$41,835$11,879
Stroke, with major complications 06416$61,666$16,962
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20815$95,936$23,120
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$55,970$18,826
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85415$53,850$19,401
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$79,178$20,735
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$120,757$39,597
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$68,852$25,117
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07113$36,378$10,498
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$89,537$21,609
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39313$53,741$15,011
Seizures 10112$27,245$8,809
Heart attack, with complications 28112$37,974$8,657
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32112$121,674$23,371
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$35,363$12,779
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 91912$53,325$16,503
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$26,421$7,697
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$71,938$17,778
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52111$68,889$22,249
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54311$30,081$9,731
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$50,958$13,081

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