US Health Care Costs

Swedish Hospital

5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · (773) 878-8200

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$66.2Mnet income, all sources
9.9%margin on patient care alone
$14.4Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$21.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
172beds

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 871260$58,855$17,856
Heart failure, with major complications 29188$39,403$12,295
Lung infection, with major complications 17745$49,540$14,346
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69844$52,001$14,721
Urinary tract infection 69040$26,788$8,050
Pneumonia, with major complications 19338$40,279$13,456
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68938$35,143$10,407
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85338$169,297$43,202
Kidney failure, with complications 68337$30,706$9,097
Kidney failure, with major complications 68234$49,589$13,660
Heart attack, with major complications 28032$85,837$15,012
Sepsis 87232$35,048$10,003
Heart stent 32227$94,592$21,738
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$29,335$9,955
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06526$45,291$11,275
Respiratory failure 18926$51,579$12,206
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30925$30,573$7,571
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37725$58,758$15,711
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20823$90,597$24,729
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$41,479$11,886
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$26,882$9,180
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$27,619$7,870
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87019$201,878$56,351
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28618$82,000$19,964
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$133,364$25,660
Heart attack, with complications 28116$50,961$8,980
Diabetes, with complications 63816$34,428$9,385
High blood pressure 30515$26,437$7,501
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$34,032$8,191
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30814$54,188$12,021
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43214$43,688$17,881
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05713$28,096$12,102
Stroke, with major complications 06413$65,084$17,110
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$25,890$12,159
Back problems (no surgery) 55213$41,548$9,498
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18012$41,193$15,924
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24312$84,651$24,914
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$32,036$9,199
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$36,502$13,471
Lung infection, with complications 17811$37,348$10,264
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54311$26,177$9,850

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".