US Health Care Costs

Providence St Mary Medical Center

401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362 · (509) 522-5900

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$115,450net income, all sources
−2.0%margin on patient care alone
$4.9Mcost of charity care (2.5% of costs)
$1.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
85beds

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 871189$47,398$15,850
Heart failure, with major complications 29184$40,681$10,523
Lung infection, with major complications 17759$40,841$13,269
Heart attack, with major complications 28057$42,044$12,908
Sepsis 87254$32,670$8,620
Pneumonia, with major complications 19342$40,327$12,105
Heart stent 32238$74,569$17,818
Respiratory failure 18929$45,428$9,773
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32129$107,981$24,423
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$37,208$13,079
Stroke, with major complications 06427$46,942$15,740
Heart attack, with complications 28127$29,756$7,396
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc 32426$113,527$27,520
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30925$23,334$6,424
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48025$75,712$23,172
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$33,826$8,117
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69824$35,863$13,037
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$23,745$7,918
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$150,350$42,724
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$35,204$7,891
Hip or knee replacement 47021$68,151$14,925
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$73,275$18,073
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$53,506$14,167
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$69,484$17,911
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95116$16,701$4,854
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$42,756$11,987
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68915$30,840$9,315
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$41,312$13,868
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$25,791$6,468
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$21,357$7,154
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$28,075$6,510
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24211$74,768$27,192
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device with Mcc 32311$166,665$33,990
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43911$37,686$7,815
Urinary tract infection 69011$30,709$6,553
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$31,719$8,376

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