US Health Care Costs

College Medical Center

2776 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806 · (562) 595-1911

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$47what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$13.2Mnet income, all sources
−1.2%margin on patient care alone
$2.6Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$1.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
220beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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
Psychoses 885152$27,996$15,593
Sepsis, with major complications 87148$64,956$20,767
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64141$28,604$9,362
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$41,823$14,487
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$40,515$10,575
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$27,710$9,442
Other digestive problems, with complications 39418$34,037$11,153
Heart failure, with major complications 29116$50,882$14,459
Fainting 31214$29,828$10,357
COPD, with major complications 19012$41,027$13,019
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$63,885$18,841
Pneumonia, with major complications 19311$49,911$13,340
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$28,029$9,065
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