US Health Care Costs

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

275 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611 · (510) 752-1000

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

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$45.4Mnet income, all sources
1.5%margin on patient care alone
$14.0Mcost of charity care (1.2% of costs)
$2.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
365beds

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 871261$121,920$31,652
Heart failure, with major complications 29187$80,698$24,843
Sepsis 87246$58,042$18,112
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06541$69,493$18,018
Heart attack, with major complications 28039$108,964$28,575
Respiratory failure 18933$131,516$28,212
Stroke, with major complications 06431$141,238$37,546
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$70,512$22,088
Pneumonia, with major complications 19328$99,940$30,031
COPD, with major complications 19024$67,459$18,955
Fainting 31219$38,208$21,983
Heart stent 32218$124,008$45,643
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$45,648$13,247
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$64,692$13,107
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37816$52,710$13,539
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$48,836$19,819
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$43,869$16,011
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$113,070$38,291
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$39,835$13,697
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29213$85,549$13,943
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$85,813$36,068
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$126,679$34,927
Urinary tract infection 69013$58,292$12,011
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07112$60,700$20,952
Diabetes, with complications 63812$51,020$15,318
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$69,855$24,421
Seizures with Mcc 10011$88,653$22,395

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".