US Health Care Costs

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City

330 Main Street, Dickson City, PA 18519 · (570) 330-5000

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

The money

$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$28.7Mnet income, all sources
1.2%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
40beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 47089$100,945$13,820
Sepsis, with major complications 87137$61,848$13,748
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$121,425$15,190
Urinary tract infection 69026$36,163$7,740
Heart failure, with major complications 29121$55,864$10,634
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60321$34,921$7,541
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52220$129,043$14,541
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$69,974$12,370
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$55,400$9,160
Sepsis 87218$41,978$7,784
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46716$164,151$23,998
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$39,363$7,183
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46815$170,994$19,116
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$30,197$8,011
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68915$38,549$8,475
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$36,149$7,643
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$30,128$6,288
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$33,130$7,295
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46011$153,355$19,649
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48211$89,293$10,910
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$37,902$6,341
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