US Health Care Costs

St Mary Medical Center

1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 · (562) 491-9000

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$20.1Mnet income, all sources
−18.5%margin on patient care alone
$10.8Mcost of charity care (3.6% of costs)
$8.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
273beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871270$133,043$22,542
Heart failure, with major complications 29152$86,466$15,313
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85349$379,536$61,402
Heart attack, with major complications 28041$107,399$19,502
Sepsis 87240$66,087$12,635
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64029$82,386$15,182
Stroke, with major complications 06424$111,670$20,869
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$85,189$15,372
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$112,767$18,986
Seizures with Mcc 10022$119,325$23,680
COPD, with major complications 19022$90,260$13,046
Kidney failure, with major complications 68220$125,490$20,943
Respiratory failure 18919$76,877$14,928
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$139,722$22,655
Lung infection, with major complications 17717$134,258$17,456
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$87,580$12,620
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87016$323,137$81,428
Heart attack, with complications 28114$73,064$11,446
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32114$244,961$35,229
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20812$204,192$31,246
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$60,052$10,039
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$92,913$17,363
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$60,337$12,634
Fainting 31211$65,349$9,938
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$57,386$9,959
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68911$79,058$14,425

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.