US Health Care Costs

Carle Bromenn Medical Center

1304 Franklin Avenue, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 454-1400

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$23.2Mnet income, all sources
6.8%margin on patient care alone
$3.8Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$12.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
206beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291166$29,203$9,642
Sepsis, with major complications 871124$49,866$14,700
Lung infection, with major complications 17759$46,305$12,013
Pneumonia, with major complications 19342$35,513$9,993
Kidney failure, with complications 68342$26,943$7,644
Urinary tract infection 69037$27,818$6,122
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69833$48,485$12,126
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$39,861$11,462
Psychoses 88529$35,414$10,712
Respiratory failure 18928$32,614$9,555
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30927$21,952$5,838
Fainting 31227$29,134$6,867
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68927$34,165$9,025
Heart attack, with major complications 28026$41,837$11,480
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$38,934$7,619
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$25,551$8,408
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46023$95,726$29,881
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64023$29,807$9,957
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48122$56,896$15,486
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60322$35,826$9,118
Stroke, with major complications 06421$56,532$14,905
Lung infection, with complications 17820$31,106$7,537
Irregular heartbeat 31019$14,254$4,422
Hip or knee replacement 47019$49,177$13,773
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52218$56,358$15,361
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$30,361$9,198
Heart stent 32217$64,076$20,608
Back problems (no surgery) 55217$31,228$6,827
Cellulitis with Mcc 60216$34,697$10,792
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32115$73,812$21,025
Bowel surgery, with complications 33015$52,932$17,421
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02514$123,779$34,052
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17614$33,364$6,424
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$27,105$6,417
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20214$24,860$7,497
High blood pressure 30514$26,943$5,961
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85314$76,061$38,365
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$30,999$10,615
COPD, with major complications 19013$27,853$8,369
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37813$31,603$7,235
Diabetes, with complications 63813$26,429$8,354
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$23,882$5,994
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89713$20,276$6,803
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$56,114$12,407
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$22,264$6,193
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$30,708$7,094
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43911$31,735$6,756
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$35,196$10,095
Delirium and other mental confusion 88411$43,173$11,826

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