US Health Care Costs

St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

3000 St. Luke's Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951 · (267) 985-1000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$9what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$34.5Mnet income, all sources
15.1%margin on patient care alone
$3.0Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$9.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
110beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 871240$136,608$16,900
Heart failure, with major complications 291104$100,093$11,025
Sepsis 87260$87,490$9,120
Psychoses 88550$153,085$13,474
Urinary tract infection 69043$69,258$7,198
Respiratory failure 18942$96,343$10,943
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$110,059$12,555
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$85,073$9,975
Kidney failure, with complications 68331$64,638$8,493
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$107,224$14,911
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$75,186$6,930
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$93,339$8,610
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$62,621$6,684
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60326$57,230$7,573
Hip or knee replacement 47025$151,476$16,074
Pneumonia, with major complications 19322$99,126$11,189
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$63,739$6,358
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69821$159,931$13,943
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06518$82,393$8,885
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09217$71,738$8,777
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$311,728$41,393
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$134,086$14,691
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05714$88,845$11,798
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$163,949$18,000
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$63,532$8,283
Lung infection, with complications 17813$81,242$9,351
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$92,658$8,443
Stroke, with major complications 06412$91,830$16,111
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$117,358$12,643
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$84,067$7,494
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$66,093$7,389
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$77,155$11,023
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20211$101,415$8,280
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$80,239$10,898
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43911$70,076$7,899
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$166,007$18,372

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