US Health Care Costs

L a Downtown Medical Center

1711 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 989-6123

General hospitalProprietaryNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$20.6Mnet income, all sources
16.8%margin on patient care alone
$4.0Mcost of charity care (4.3% of costs)
$2.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
282beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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
Psychoses 8852,399$41,397$14,095
Delirium and other mental confusion 88438$39,446$17,316
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64027$31,185$13,494
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$27,926$8,081
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$29,425$11,657
Cellulitis with Mcc 60215$35,986$12,924
Diabetes, with major complications 63713$34,351$14,749
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".