US Health Care Costs

Allen Hospital

1825 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703 · (319) 235-3941

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

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$68.8Mnet income, all sources
11.9%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (1.2% of costs)
$6.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
188beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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 871208$29,438$13,966
Psychoses 88589$15,832$10,440
Heart failure, with major complications 29186$20,470$9,484
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37863$20,538$7,219
Sepsis 87249$18,802$7,506
Respiratory failure 18941$25,994$9,256
Heart stent 32241$56,871$13,247
Pneumonia, with major complications 19339$21,223$9,964
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85337$82,628$31,678
Heart catheterization 28736$26,905$7,714
Lung infection, with major complications 17735$25,407$11,857
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32135$72,947$19,695
Stomach and digestive disorders 39235$17,035$5,933
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69830$23,555$11,863
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06529$18,501$7,109
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30929$15,859$5,706
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26728$169,664$33,342
Kidney failure, with complications 68328$13,921$6,617
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32926$78,661$29,242
Urinary tract infection 69025$13,043$5,896
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$15,729$5,802
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 23323$156,434$51,580
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$35,595$12,374
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23622$86,643$28,660
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$19,244$10,121
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$25,301$8,479
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$20,290$8,711
Fainting 31221$15,728$6,345
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60321$16,593$6,537
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66021$24,232$9,847
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03920$23,411$7,955
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17520$22,960$9,945
Heart attack, with major complications 28019$23,038$12,068
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28618$35,055$15,134
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39118$21,819$9,669
Bowel surgery, with complications 33017$55,990$16,988
Stroke, with major complications 06416$25,574$13,393
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc 23416$116,974$35,759
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$14,058$5,925
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48016$65,033$19,950
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33115$37,518$11,661
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43215$33,395$13,184
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$23,560$10,180
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$53,921$14,689
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$43,272$14,667
Kidney failure, with major complications 68214$20,596$10,519
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$15,589$7,394
Lung infection, with complications 17813$21,968$7,467
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc 66113$21,460$7,625
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$20,923$6,708
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98113$101,937$42,919
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17612$16,872$6,081
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc 23512$133,244$39,550
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85412$33,022$15,210
High blood pressure 30511$13,273$5,525
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52111$64,103$20,736
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$18,228$6,773

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