US Health Care Costs

Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA 91342 · (818) 364-1555

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

The money

$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$153.8Mnet income, all sources
3.8%margin on patient care alone
$39.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
238beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 871163$113,415$42,206
Heart failure, with major complications 29161$77,954$33,634
Respiratory failure 18943$124,240$39,004
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$81,789$34,436
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$44,777$24,688
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$261,628$93,019
Sepsis 87222$43,809$28,501
Heart attack, with major complications 28019$60,506$37,026
Lung infection, with major complications 17718$72,466$37,615
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$43,447$28,251
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$57,367$29,429
Heart catheterization 28715$50,393$30,635
Delirium and other mental confusion 88415$188,853$55,352
Pneumonia, with major complications 19313$56,242$34,368
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$48,190$26,638
COPD, with major complications 19012$35,561$28,766
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$50,138$25,521
Urinary tract infection 69011$32,519$24,329
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$284,075$66,864
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".