Deaconess Medical Center

W 800 Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA 99210 · (509) 473-5800

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$47.9Mnet income, all sources

−12.7%margin on patient care alone

$11.0Mcost of charity care (2.3% of costs)

$8.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

319beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	187	$52,430	$15,985
Heart failure, with major complications 291	81	$37,978	$10,875
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	72	$101,636	$27,517
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 273	66	$101,045	$31,591
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	63	$39,171	$11,630
Heart attack, with major complications 280	59	$43,345	$13,052
Lung infection, with major complications 177	41	$43,153	$13,949
Heart stent 322	38	$108,370	$16,488
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	37	$158,077	$40,279
Respiratory failure 189	36	$33,696	$10,387
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	35	$17,845	$7,392
Sepsis 872	33	$31,738	$8,733
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	31	$185,048	$50,154
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	31	$31,269	$8,673
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	29	$173,033	$24,029
Kidney failure, with complications 683	29	$27,223	$7,510
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	27	$41,735	$8,831
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	27	$31,205	$12,125
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455	25	$198,073	$40,932
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	25	$166,116	$38,912
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	24	$38,576	$14,253
Stroke, with major complications 064	22	$42,574	$14,358
Heart attack, with complications 281	22	$39,004	$8,292
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	22	$59,667	$14,855
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472	20	$113,766	$27,047
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	19	$78,739	$16,660
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	19	$37,505	$11,690
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	18	$131,016	$21,722
Hip or knee replacement 470	18	$104,855	$16,785
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 039	17	$63,350	$9,588
Urinary tract infection 690	17	$26,663	$6,872
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	16	$135,383	$32,135
Irregular heartbeat 310	16	$12,736	$4,959
Fainting 312	16	$35,189	$7,448
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	16	$201,071	$34,257
Back problems (no surgery) 552	16	$31,429	$8,094
O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc 621	16	$103,462	$13,647
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	15	$40,698	$10,898
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	14	$162,828	$27,344
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	14	$29,785	$8,138
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	14	$38,150	$10,718
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	14	$30,790	$6,581
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	14	$113,527	$22,401
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	14	$25,135	$7,374
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	13	$76,356	$19,165
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 236	12	$303,167	$33,213
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	12	$63,244	$18,133
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	12	$34,214	$10,116
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	12	$222,771	$50,146
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	12	$25,184	$6,684
Psychoses 885	12	$40,680	$11,569
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	12	$145,015	$38,111
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Cc 657	11	$107,389	$18,300

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