US Health Care Costs

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

700 East Broad Street, Hazleton, PA 18201 · (570) 501-4000

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

The money

$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$101.5Mnet income, all sources
5.3%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)
$17.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
134beds

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 871171$79,592$13,208
Heart failure, with major complications 291124$50,068$9,338
Kidney failure, with major complications 68243$58,965$10,604
Kidney failure, with complications 68341$39,500$6,545
Pneumonia, with major complications 19339$54,807$9,391
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$45,045$8,132
Urinary tract infection 69032$33,965$5,725
Respiratory failure 18930$52,623$8,607
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$51,392$11,245
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$39,313$6,868
Fainting 31224$42,945$6,225
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69824$73,231$11,508
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$39,151$5,991
Delirium and other mental confusion 88422$37,740$10,932
COPD, with major complications 19021$44,563$7,707
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$34,820$5,729
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$35,040$6,430
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$52,557$7,652
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$49,319$5,751
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19116$40,072$6,022
Hip or knee replacement 47016$100,739$13,411
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30815$42,692$8,479
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$83,683$12,057
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$45,058$6,838
Heart attack, with major complications 28014$56,744$10,378
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$115,002$14,335
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85313$291,275$39,929
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05712$63,944$9,952
Lung infection, with complications 17812$43,514$7,058
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$31,467$5,441
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$47,390$5,762
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30011$37,657$8,093
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$57,157$9,060
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46711$167,369$25,449
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$41,053$9,128
Sepsis 87211$54,168$7,039

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