Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital
17400 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384 · (936) 266-4055
The money
$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$8.5Mnet income, all sources
17.5%margin on patient care alone
$522,405cost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$4.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
30beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472 | 30 | $140,083 | $20,129 | |
| Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc 519 | 15 | $60,449 | $13,429 | |
| Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 520 | 14 | $53,367 | $10,460 | |
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455 | 11 | $176,942 | $31,273 | |
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 11 | $218,388 | $28,759 |
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