US Health Care Costs

Hutchinson Health

1095 Highway 15 South, Hutchinson, MN 55350 · (320) 234-5000

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

The money

$40what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$9.6Mnet income, all sources
−5.5%margin on patient care alone
$831,411cost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$1.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
37beds

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 87153$17,399$19,791
Heart failure, with major complications 29139$20,510$13,082
Psychoses 88530$23,494$14,429
Respiratory failure 18921$18,197$12,482
Urinary tract infection 69019$14,989$8,163
Lung infection, with major complications 17717$17,118$16,844
Pneumonia, with major complications 19316$21,999$13,383
Sepsis 87216$15,241$10,812
Stomach and digestive disorders 39211$15,014$7,943
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$12,804$7,926
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$15,333$16,745
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".