US Health Care Costs

Carle Health Pekin Hospital

600 South 13th Street, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 347-1151

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.2Mnet income, all sources
28.2%margin on patient care alone
$683,064cost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$5.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
39beds

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 87162$51,954$13,427
Heart failure, with major complications 29153$44,823$8,914
Urinary tract infection 69023$28,256$5,855
Lung infection, with major complications 17722$57,716$11,840
Respiratory failure 18920$36,311$8,694
Sepsis 87219$38,151$7,392
Pneumonia, with major complications 19318$35,715$9,392
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$35,269$6,486
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$32,135$6,486
Kidney failure, with major complications 68216$38,110$9,849
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68915$40,451$8,304
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$25,728$5,764
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$45,792$11,091
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".