US Health Care Costs

Franciscan Health Munster

701 Superior Ave, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 922-4200

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.0Mnet income, all sources
−1.9%margin on patient care alone
$3.7Mcost of charity care (2.7% of costs)
$4.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
78beds

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 87180$63,573$15,103
Heart failure, with major complications 29169$36,152$9,619
Pneumonia, with major complications 19347$40,757$10,763
Respiratory failure 18942$37,016$9,592
Lung infection, with major complications 17737$61,578$12,916
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$40,931$7,966
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$25,882$6,412
Sepsis 87223$31,029$9,126
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$44,321$12,148
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$34,026$9,508
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85320$165,760$43,310
Heart attack, with major complications 28019$58,499$11,961
Kidney failure, with major complications 68219$43,929$11,224
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$26,107$7,091
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$31,992$7,063
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$21,846$7,091
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$56,977$11,439
Urinary tract infection 69016$21,956$6,947
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$35,598$6,134
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$29,078$7,577
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37714$58,451$12,124
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$27,266$9,141
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$43,253$16,476
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$23,948$7,966
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