US Health Care Costs

Saint Anthony Hospital

2875 West 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 521-1710

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

The money

$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.7Mnet income, all sources
−3.8%margin on patient care alone
$5.8Mcost of charity care (4.9% of costs)
$8.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
109beds

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 87122$62,129$20,915
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$33,769$15,672
Heart failure, with major complications 29113$29,586$15,500
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".