US Health Care Costs

Franciscan Health Dyer

24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311 · (219) 865-2141

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$14.2Mnet income, all sources
0.4%margin on patient care alone
$4.6Mcost of charity care (2.6% of costs)
$6.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
97beds

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 871150$81,954$21,439
Heart failure, with major complications 29195$51,545$15,800
Lung infection, with major complications 17754$76,191$17,482
Pneumonia, with major complications 19354$50,848$13,479
Respiratory failure 18947$54,444$15,369
Heart attack, with major complications 28043$64,495$17,604
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85336$145,263$53,500
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69834$57,986$16,840
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68930$32,274$11,825
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37727$59,219$18,070
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$48,609$10,168
Sepsis 87226$33,871$12,001
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$45,926$15,245
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$30,566$9,125
Fainting 31219$32,262$9,140
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$28,738$9,469
Stroke, with major complications 06417$53,072$20,784
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$36,734$7,691
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$27,484$8,071
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$89,821$21,045
Urinary tract infection 69017$30,810$8,199
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$139,274$29,025
Heart stent 32216$106,667$17,258
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06515$47,145$10,853
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$54,225$13,468
Heart catheterization 28713$63,774$10,976
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$45,735$12,940
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 09111$46,839$17,793
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$32,028$9,635
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$34,027$9,860
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$32,594$11,903

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