US Health Care Costs

Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc

515 College Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 268-3000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.6Mnet income, all sources
11.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.6Mcost of charity care (4.7% of costs)
$3.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
35beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 47025$85,996$12,269
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".