US Health Care Costs

Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

7500 Hospital Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 423-6010

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.8Mnet income, all sources
−0.5%margin on patient care alone
$11.2Mcost of charity care (3.9% of costs)
$6.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
154beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871225$118,937$22,262
Heart failure, with major complications 291131$86,500$15,194
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$92,917$14,958
Sepsis 87249$74,589$12,282
Lung infection, with major complications 17745$85,663$18,284
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64033$84,065$14,942
Kidney failure, with complications 68332$56,197$10,347
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$95,695$18,960
COPD, with major complications 19030$74,879$12,240
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$81,975$16,445
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06527$80,253$11,709
Urinary tract infection 69021$56,056$9,421
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$75,241$13,239
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$68,072$9,079
Diabetes, with major complications 63718$94,358$16,953
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$59,283$9,006
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$86,343$14,935
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$134,694$29,210
Respiratory failure 18915$86,146$14,538
Stroke, with major complications 06414$101,530$21,148
Diabetes, with complications 63812$56,396$10,901
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$59,617$9,388
Seizures 10111$73,375$10,800
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20211$95,529$11,553
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$209,864$29,022
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85311$337,280$53,687
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$527,099$83,684

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.