US Health Care Costs

Mercy Health System Corp

1000 Mineral Point Ave, Janesville, WI 53547 · (608) 756-6161

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$47.4Mnet income, all sources
$3.1Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$13.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
196beds

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 87181$83,890$15,980
Heart failure, with major complications 29177$48,496$10,359
Respiratory failure 18960$50,313$10,360
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27453$125,479$26,939
Psychoses 88539$28,246$10,943
Pneumonia, with major complications 19333$66,593$13,609
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$54,204$13,484
Urinary tract infection 69028$45,161$7,033
Sepsis 87228$52,829$8,033
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$39,180$6,406
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$37,697$8,265
Back problems (no surgery) 55224$44,915$8,619
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$36,399$6,919
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$63,220$9,229
Heart stent 32223$128,338$19,351
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26722$179,379$35,594
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60322$36,291$7,150
COPD, with major complications 19021$38,680$8,522
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32119$157,280$27,425
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$59,811$9,137
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$49,643$12,015
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31415$125,492$19,687
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$82,589$15,753
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89715$26,619$6,925
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$34,840$6,623
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$35,465$6,019
Irregular heartbeat 31013$21,891$7,631
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$89,533$13,623
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$44,528$9,517
Fainting 31212$34,416$6,856
Bowel surgery, with complications 33012$120,982$20,996
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$48,782$8,417
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$233,412$42,194
Lung infection, with complications 17811$56,243$8,001
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$110,523$30,920

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