US Health Care Costs

Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center

801 5th St, Sioux City, IA 51101 · (712) 279-2010

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

The money

$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$70.2Mnet income, all sources
−31.0%margin on patient care alone
$8.6Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$2.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
115beds

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 871165$44,836$14,491
Heart failure, with major complications 29167$30,686$9,878
Heart attack, with major complications 28043$40,811$11,705
Pneumonia, with major complications 19335$38,817$10,280
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68935$51,114$8,655
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85335$97,543$34,117
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48133$65,071$15,396
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$43,735$11,896
Psychoses 88529$20,356$9,960
Heart stent 32226$65,363$13,305
Lung infection, with major complications 17724$48,451$12,136
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32124$89,386$20,656
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48023$82,149$20,759
Stroke, with major complications 06421$46,761$13,933
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52220$59,576$15,906
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27419$76,910$23,079
Kidney failure, with major complications 68219$36,350$11,935
Urinary tract infection 69019$22,650$6,273
Sepsis 87219$32,232$7,925
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02516$76,697$32,969
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$28,199$7,466
Fainting 31216$22,117$6,642
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$26,160$6,937
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon Without Mcc 26914$76,778$33,125
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$37,949$16,333
COPD, with major complications 19013$30,018$8,457
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$24,878$6,248
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$24,230$8,230
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66013$32,530$10,249
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85413$81,764$14,861
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52112$91,412$24,121
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$31,700$9,890
Respiratory failure 18911$26,731$9,246
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26711$126,077$42,978
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$29,886$9,015
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$23,384$6,100
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$28,200$7,784

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