US Health Care Costs

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

1000 Health Center Drive P O Box 372, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 258-2513

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$63.3Mnet income, all sources
−1.3%margin on patient care alone
$3.2Mcost of charity care (0.7% of costs)
$33.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291238$35,970$9,399
Sepsis, with major complications 871136$54,999$14,487
Hip or knee replacement 470114$75,821$14,205
Lung infection, with major complications 17780$54,889$12,799
Respiratory failure 18966$38,432$9,250
Urinary tract infection 69065$25,839$5,935
Pneumonia, with complications 19455$29,873$6,971
Stomach and digestive disorders 39250$30,148$5,878
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$41,590$9,548
Sepsis 87242$40,861$8,050
Heart attack, with major complications 28040$49,006$11,406
Kidney failure, with complications 68340$28,008$6,611
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64136$28,642$5,789
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$38,366$8,794
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19135$26,374$6,284
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60335$30,530$6,513
COPD, with major complications 19033$29,352$8,452
Lung infection, with complications 17830$40,464$8,120
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06528$39,990$8,055
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69828$44,337$11,722
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$42,065$10,745
Diabetes, with complications 63826$31,056$6,642
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30925$27,927$5,559
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$33,483$7,283
Delirium and other mental confusion 88425$29,549$12,288
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48124$80,211$17,769
Back problems (no surgery) 55224$32,691$7,000
High blood pressure 30523$27,102$5,613
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52223$79,330$15,107
Bowel surgery, with complications 33020$84,462$17,876
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46720$148,895$49,010
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46820$114,602$20,633
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64020$32,136$9,497
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03919$48,032$10,553
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05719$46,603$9,789
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07119$46,522$7,700
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30819$34,698$8,702
Stroke, with major complications 06418$55,759$17,806
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07017$39,468$12,622
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48317$98,428$18,083
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69917$33,072$7,233
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$29,816$6,439
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$45,893$9,143
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48016$125,008$20,838
Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection Without Cc/Mcc 48916$49,716$9,032
Heart attack, with complications 28115$38,113$6,559
Fainting 31215$27,836$6,451
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$52,550$14,674
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$63,926$10,657
Seizures 10113$35,815$6,661
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$34,391$9,296
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$33,746$6,850
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$75,477$14,019
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc 19512$20,774$4,752
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Mcc or Tota 46912$104,271$23,699
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56312$31,969$6,517
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$143,259$36,386
Extracranial Procedures with Cc 03811$48,560$12,599
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17611$30,693$6,071

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