Lutheran Hospital
1730 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113 · (216) 696-4300
The money
$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$24.6Mnet income, all sources
6.7%margin on patient care alone
$6.7Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$4.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
114beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454 | 45 | $101,159 | $49,879 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 38 | $50,031 | $14,904 | |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897 | 37 | $21,157 | $7,571 | |
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 22 | $99,938 | $28,596 | |
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 22 | $52,776 | $14,614 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 19 | $32,472 | $7,599 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 18 | $38,223 | $9,748 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 16 | $44,131 | $10,901 | |
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455 | 15 | $97,614 | $40,071 | |
| Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc 519 | 15 | $56,045 | $14,668 | |
| Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical 402 | 14 | $78,385 | $30,522 | |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472 | 12 | $84,085 | $24,330 | |
| Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 516 | 12 | $57,457 | $14,922 |
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