US Health Care Costs

Methodist Hospitals Inc

600 Grant St, Gary, IN 46402 · (219) 886-4000

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$38.4Mnet income, all sources
−16.1%margin on patient care alone
$7.1Mcost of charity care (1.9% of costs)
$27.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
405beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291172$38,600$9,751
Sepsis, with major complications 871155$89,489$15,321
Pneumonia, with major complications 19369$49,888$10,898
Urinary tract infection 69063$29,590$6,699
Kidney failure, with complications 68353$37,663$7,275
Lung infection, with major complications 17748$59,178$12,411
Kidney failure, with major complications 68248$52,991$11,491
Anemia and blood disorders 81241$24,640$7,260
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06540$55,196$10,472
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68939$48,640$9,438
Psychoses 88539$21,944$10,988
Respiratory failure 18938$50,244$10,120
COPD, with major complications 19033$42,380$9,011
Stroke, with major complications 06431$99,824$15,579
Diabetes, with complications 63831$38,597$6,828
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64130$33,590$6,602
Fainting 31229$36,164$7,186
Stomach and digestive disorders 39228$34,816$6,599
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64028$61,594$11,859
Heart attack, with major complications 28026$61,405$12,427
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37726$77,868$14,263
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85326$295,891$48,746
Pneumonia, with complications 19425$38,702$6,879
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28625$65,980$16,017
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60325$24,179$7,049
Sepsis 87225$44,437$8,346
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$34,086$6,556
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37823$45,406$8,085
Lung infection, with complications 17822$38,451$7,944
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27422$111,437$25,171
Heart catheterization 28721$52,020$9,370
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69820$43,677$11,961
Seizures 10118$37,439$7,637
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19117$33,016$7,092
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20816$94,643$17,881
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30816$42,255$9,702
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87016$187,427$47,698
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$62,244$11,431
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$41,742$6,828
Seizures with Mcc 10014$66,594$15,550
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31413$105,092$14,435
Heart stent 32213$108,152$13,990
Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc 68413$32,307$5,333
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20212$39,490$7,969
Chest pain 31312$31,309$6,175
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31511$25,871$7,485
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 43311$55,698$8,633
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$106,509$14,530
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$46,290$8,121
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$67,391$10,184
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$43,008$11,610
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$25,506$8,376

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