US Health Care Costs

Phoenixville Hospital

140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460 · (610) 983-1000

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$4.5Mnet income, all sources
−4.8%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (0.8% of costs)
$12.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
130beds

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 871161$81,239$14,867
Heart failure, with major complications 291104$56,404$10,466
Pneumonia, with major complications 19352$71,282$11,216
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30946$45,668$6,452
Urinary tract infection 69045$39,974$6,550
Stomach and digestive disorders 39242$44,226$6,510
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27438$143,685$25,478
Respiratory failure 18937$65,018$10,221
Lung infection, with major complications 17734$62,797$13,453
Irregular heartbeat 31034$35,807$4,810
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68933$50,985$9,230
Fainting 31232$50,976$7,147
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37832$58,839$8,157
COPD, with major complications 19029$57,993$9,585
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$79,774$12,813
Sepsis 87228$59,956$8,844
Pneumonia, with complications 19427$41,908$6,772
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64126$36,484$6,486
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$62,739$9,472
Heart stent 32225$104,936$15,067
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64025$48,399$10,152
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$40,072$7,689
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$53,219$7,404
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48123$81,559$16,137
Back problems (no surgery) 55223$42,572$7,892
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$55,128$7,391
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85323$127,258$37,194
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$77,876$12,408
Dysequilibrium 14918$50,819$6,246
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20218$62,336$7,939
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05717$38,695$9,974
Heart attack, with complications 28117$53,439$7,379
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$67,789$13,119
Kidney failure, with major complications 68217$56,528$11,806
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09216$52,263$8,367
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$43,489$8,542
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19115$44,725$6,976
Heart catheterization 28715$65,640$10,120
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32115$153,254$22,772
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$62,079$10,476
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$109,710$16,605
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$131,184$17,868
Stroke, with major complications 06413$53,713$14,390
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$46,041$6,553
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$61,614$10,769
Lung infection, with complications 17813$48,690$7,791
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$71,037$8,495
Seizures 10112$42,015$7,007
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85412$104,893$19,081
Delirium and other mental confusion 88412$72,048$13,574
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31511$48,683$7,892
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53611$41,814$7,204

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