US Health Care Costs

Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento

6600 Bruceville Road, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 688-2000

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$25.2Mnet income, all sources
1.2%margin on patient care alone
$10.6Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$2.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
233beds

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 871156$119,327$30,403
Sepsis 87243$50,335$18,300
Heart failure, with major complications 29137$93,187$21,232
Respiratory failure 18930$115,013$17,518
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$96,939$25,239
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$86,485$24,282
Lung infection, with major complications 17713$81,837$22,779
Heart stent 32213$111,759$37,886
Stroke, with major complications 06412$266,312$90,012
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$147,356$48,358
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$81,350$17,934
Pneumonia, with major complications 19311$114,538$20,528
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$69,913$13,388
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$767,384$152,419
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".