US Health Care Costs

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City

1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063 · (650) 299-2000

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$31.2Mnet income, all sources
5.2%margin on patient care alone
$6.3Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$532,060unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
153beds

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 87125$88,473$25,747
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 02320$224,637$70,178
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Without Mc 02415$151,422$40,744
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 02713$65,842$85,725
Stroke, with major complications 06411$164,284$24,859
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$73,380$13,551
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".