US Health Care Costs

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 · (530) 274-6000

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.9Mnet income, all sources
5.2%margin on patient care alone
$5.1Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)
$2.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
104beds

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 871318$99,589$19,480
Heart failure, with major complications 29189$75,041$12,885
Respiratory failure 18974$68,804$12,485
Sepsis 87261$68,604$10,364
Pneumonia, with major complications 19355$75,350$13,206
Lung infection, with major complications 17742$90,915$16,350
Kidney failure, with major complications 68240$83,375$14,801
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06533$78,276$10,012
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69833$83,736$16,386
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48129$122,749$20,394
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68929$71,933$11,896
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85329$181,487$45,084
Kidney failure, with complications 68328$60,207$9,130
Urinary tract infection 69028$48,381$8,392
Stomach and digestive disorders 39227$48,810$8,173
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$63,021$7,671
Stroke, with major complications 06421$123,762$19,077
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$65,344$9,890
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38920$48,358$8,336
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$54,676$9,151
Bowel surgery, with complications 33018$164,620$22,829
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17517$75,000$13,114
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$75,899$15,452
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$95,096$17,054
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91716$116,174$16,302
Fainting 31215$67,160$8,925
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$149,948$27,859
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$84,493$13,498
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95114$43,646$6,099
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$65,487$12,125
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$50,066$8,178
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05712$61,404$12,700
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39012$44,249$5,935
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$152,251$21,091
Diabetes, with complications 63812$59,520$9,380
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$81,020$8,259
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 09111$92,521$17,830
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$76,106$13,054
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$55,564$9,697
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$72,010$13,391

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