US Health Care Costs

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

1601 Golf Course Road, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 · (218) 326-3401

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

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.7Mnet income, all sources
1.0%margin on patient care alone
$1.6Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$1.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
34beds

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 871102$51,188$17,231
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$39,530$10,980
Pneumonia, with major complications 19328$29,925$11,276
Respiratory failure 18926$53,689$10,607
Lung infection, with major complications 17723$38,753$14,207
Sepsis 87218$30,998$8,872
Pneumonia, with complications 19416$27,293$7,170
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69815$34,616$14,078
Urinary tract infection 69013$23,138$7,043
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$54,718$10,327
Stomach and digestive disorders 39211$32,613$6,859
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$24,651$7,701
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$47,325$11,204
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".