Barton Memorial Hospital
2170 South Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 · (530) 541-3000
The money
$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$42.7Mnet income, all sources
−10.7%margin on patient care alone
$3.4Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
$2.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
63beds
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 | 36 | $110,102 | $32,053 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 17 | $73,847 | $11,273 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 17 | $105,133 | $18,890 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 14 | $76,950 | $22,992 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 13 | $92,066 | $14,191 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 11 | $122,277 | $21,552 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 11 | $89,705 | $15,691 |
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".