US Health Care Costs

Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

2900 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60657 · (773) 665-3000

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$41.8Mnet income, all sources
−33.3%margin on patient care alone
$3.7Mcost of charity care (1.9% of costs)
$2.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
234beds

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
Headaches Without Mcc 103201$62,670$18,759
Psychoses 88592$29,610$15,646
Sepsis, with major complications 87163$80,057$19,833
Heart failure, with major complications 29152$55,877$14,049
Lung infection, with major complications 17729$72,661$17,627
Heart attack, with major complications 28028$72,498$16,608
Kidney failure, with major complications 68228$46,250$15,078
Stomach and digestive disorders 39221$36,556$8,421
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$37,999$9,625
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89721$29,387$9,928
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30920$39,666$8,261
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$49,101$13,873
Pneumonia, with major complications 19317$50,427$12,977
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$39,822$12,150
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$161,655$28,414
Urinary tract infection 69016$28,313$8,951
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$36,349$10,390
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$27,783$8,363
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$27,410$10,504
Sepsis 87214$36,262$10,896
Heart stent 32213$112,327$17,394
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85313$186,582$48,378
High blood pressure 30512$31,331$7,240
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$27,334$9,558
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy 89512$28,308$16,473
Lung infection, with complications 17811$36,405$10,348
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$71,442$13,347
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37711$76,684$18,309
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39311$83,235$17,599

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".