US Health Care Costs

Community First Medical Center

5645 W Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 282-7000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$889,646net income, all sources
−15.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.5Mcost of charity care (4.1% of costs)
$12.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
213beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 87154$67,964$15,174
Heart failure, with major complications 29144$49,097$10,560
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$55,321$13,772
Urinary tract infection 69027$33,742$6,953
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$42,174$7,700
COPD, with major complications 19020$60,683$9,268
Pneumonia, with major complications 19317$48,557$10,870
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$31,476$6,721
Kidney failure, with major complications 68216$89,888$12,416
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85316$198,112$37,271
Diabetes, with complications 63815$34,388$7,577
Lung infection, with major complications 17714$80,349$13,340
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$32,935$8,229
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$50,562$12,481
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$43,605$6,895
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$48,693$9,749
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20812$101,114$20,270
Irregular heartbeat 31012$26,825$4,917
Fainting 31212$33,984$7,534
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$24,060$6,821
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$36,373$6,589
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