US Health Care Costs

McLaren Oakland

50 N Perry St, Pontiac, MI 48342 · (248) 338-5000

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$50.8Mnet income, all sources
6.8%margin on patient care alone
$5.6Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)
$10.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
109beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871130$43,403$20,500
Heart attack, with major complications 28029$31,719$16,445
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85323$105,873$44,751
Heart failure, with major complications 29122$17,572$13,183
Pneumonia, with major complications 19318$22,435$14,124
Respiratory failure 18914$25,687$12,462
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$125,762$56,606
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$61,310$22,781
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$65,830$18,542
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$17,467$14,389
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$36,373$16,475
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".