US Health Care Costs

St Clare Hospital

11315 Bridgeport Way S W, Lakewood, WA 98499 · (253) 588-1711

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.6Mnet income, all sources
0.5%margin on patient care alone
$8.4Mcost of charity care (4.8% of costs)
$6.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
106beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 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 871190$101,895$16,844
Heart failure, with major complications 29158$73,295$11,060
Heart attack, with major complications 28037$86,620$15,641
Respiratory failure 18935$74,076$10,458
Pneumonia, with major complications 19333$81,917$11,609
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$88,633$14,925
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$68,731$13,932
Sepsis 87231$67,248$10,258
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$69,568$12,263
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85323$179,818$44,040
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$52,659$8,459
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37819$47,293$9,847
Urinary tract infection 69019$52,520$7,428
Fainting 31216$53,563$7,634
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$68,794$9,665
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$92,030$15,184
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$49,614$6,938
Hip or knee replacement 47014$116,850$17,946
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95114$34,018$5,340
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$64,109$6,947
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$110,418$16,965
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$56,639$7,840
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$60,698$9,225
Psychoses 88512$49,415$11,623
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$51,544$8,938
High blood pressure 30511$42,618$6,741
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$81,884$10,631
Kidney failure, with major complications 68211$96,786$12,874

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.