US Health Care Costs

Saint John Hospital

3500 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 · (913) 680-6000

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$605,539net income, all sources
−2.9%margin on patient care alone
$74,701unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
22beds

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 87183$35,478$11,300
Lung infection, with major complications 17753$35,912$10,445
Heart failure, with major complications 29131$26,458$8,070
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$20,004$7,874
Respiratory failure 18923$25,852$7,821
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$26,307$7,446
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$12,660$4,675
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".