Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp

2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 · (510) 204-4444

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$92.0Mnet income, all sources

−16.2%margin on patient care alone

$6.8Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)

$15.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

315beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	358	$93,963	$23,921
Sepsis 872	90	$54,325	$12,519
Heart failure, with major complications 291	69	$82,173	$16,060
Hip or knee replacement 470	56	$104,430	$24,276
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	50	$78,066	$20,433
Stroke, with major complications 064	42	$109,609	$24,624
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	40	$185,348	$59,319
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	32	$52,307	$11,947
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	32	$56,506	$15,045
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	31	$90,404	$21,444
Lung infection, with major complications 177	30	$67,094	$17,546
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	30	$53,184	$9,529
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	28	$42,291	$10,840
Respiratory failure 189	27	$61,008	$14,701
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	27	$77,923	$17,352
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	23	$66,967	$14,184
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	23	$68,748	$16,245
Heart attack, with major complications 280	22	$94,044	$19,376
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	19	$145,182	$49,504
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	19	$98,836	$23,919
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	18	$40,137	$9,656
Kidney failure, with complications 683	18	$42,691	$10,908
Urinary tract infection 690	18	$45,059	$10,651
Back problems (no surgery) 552	17	$54,133	$11,529
Diabetes, with complications 638	17	$48,609	$10,597
Fainting 312	16	$45,459	$11,694
Diabetes, with major complications 637	16	$61,581	$18,761
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	15	$66,274	$13,576
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	15	$113,522	$24,654
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	14	$71,222	$15,465
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 445	14	$65,591	$13,009
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	14	$59,329	$17,485
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 092	13	$46,521	$12,743
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	13	$340,837	$81,800
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	12	$111,429	$36,402
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	12	$50,414	$10,764
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	12	$168,800	$35,437
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	12	$44,901	$13,572
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	12	$78,445	$17,752
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	11	$99,408	$15,898
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	11	$101,883	$31,427
Heart attack, with complications 281	11	$45,739	$10,155
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	11	$43,697	$9,410
Irregular heartbeat 310	11	$31,715	$7,050
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$42,706	$9,781
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	11	$117,539	$24,707
Anemia and blood disorders 812	11	$50,588	$10,772

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