US Health Care Costs

Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario

9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 427-5000

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$194.8Mnet income, all sources
11.4%margin on patient care alone
$17.7Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$4.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
664beds

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 871138$96,068$25,969
Respiratory failure 18942$72,247$19,122
Sepsis 87238$43,564$21,664
Heart failure, with major complications 29136$52,577$16,157
Stroke, with major complications 06423$107,173$37,237
Pneumonia, with major complications 19321$54,535$15,472
Diabetes, with complications 63821$53,021$14,786
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$108,629$28,926
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$199,503$64,982
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$51,487$17,053
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$100,951$23,725
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$122,839$30,226
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$115,320$38,437
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37813$47,803$14,750
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$37,558$18,824
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$94,011$30,265
Kidney failure, with complications 68311$31,988$16,141
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$302,878$73,168
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