US Health Care Costs

Finley Hospital

350 North Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 · (563) 582-1881

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

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$16.0Mnet income, all sources
13.5%margin on patient care alone
$981,849cost of charity care (0.9% of costs)
$3.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
66beds

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 871177$30,757$12,888
Heart failure, with major complications 291114$21,753$8,717
Pneumonia, with major complications 19350$23,811$8,620
Respiratory failure 18935$23,966$8,261
Sepsis 87234$17,803$7,413
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$30,409$11,614
Kidney failure, with complications 68322$14,403$6,070
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$75,131$30,266
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$18,446$7,872
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$12,088$5,386
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69820$26,508$10,583
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$13,883$5,438
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$23,129$8,706
Kidney failure, with major complications 68219$27,020$9,547
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$22,066$6,493
Back problems (no surgery) 55217$17,597$5,956
Diabetes, with complications 63816$16,468$6,172
Urinary tract infection 69016$21,465$5,769
Heart attack, with major complications 28015$20,360$10,019
Stomach and digestive disorders 39215$15,792$5,370
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$48,528$13,412
Fainting 31214$16,792$5,852
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$17,564$6,502
Stroke, with major complications 06413$27,702$11,329
Hip or knee replacement 47013$49,625$12,640
Heart stent 32212$57,506$12,108
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$13,429$6,152
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$85,893$28,232
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$19,235$9,489

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".