Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 · (206) 320-2000

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$15.8Mnet income, all sources

−4.1%margin on patient care alone

$7.4Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)

$5.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

181beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	273	$273,417	$64,113
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	123	$133,104	$31,995
Heart failure, with major complications 291	121	$63,088	$13,848
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	84	$206,978	$50,354
Stroke, with major complications 064	81	$90,351	$20,839
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	66	$46,114	$11,795
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization 219	66	$583,011	$110,979
Sepsis, with major complications 871	66	$85,264	$16,858
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 273	58	$130,198	$37,287
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization 220	57	$443,909	$81,579
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 027	53	$139,221	$26,365
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 267	44	$234,653	$49,372
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 023	38	$304,303	$67,181
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	36	$32,212	$8,483
Irregular heartbeat 310	34	$24,969	$7,327
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Cc 026	33	$179,555	$36,062
Heart stent 322	31	$138,640	$23,627
Heart attack, with major complications 280	28	$78,521	$19,466
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	27	$108,672	$22,339
Seizures 101	25	$43,369	$10,282
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472	25	$173,723	$31,938
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc 235	24	$470,464	$81,730
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization Wit 216	23	$530,193	$95,634
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	23	$53,531	$13,212
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	23	$301,680	$65,896
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 236	22	$389,873	$58,654
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc 270	22	$304,891	$55,548
Heart catheterization 287	22	$54,581	$15,040
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460	20	$205,159	$37,409
Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with Mcc 020	19	$362,130	$87,515
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 242	19	$151,723	$34,127
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	18	$188,447	$31,246
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device with Mcc 323	18	$321,930	$39,739
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 066	17	$29,277	$7,493
Respiratory failure 189	16	$66,633	$12,211
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Without Mc 024	15	$182,707	$41,667
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	15	$85,363	$19,852
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc 324	15	$247,629	$32,493
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455	15	$234,059	$52,241
Sepsis 872	15	$29,473	$9,665
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	14	$54,943	$13,540
Seizures with Mcc 100	14	$163,824	$26,341
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Mcc 228	14	$304,691	$52,918
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 163	13	$297,890	$68,354
Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec 003	12	$1,075,579	$238,807
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	12	$86,164	$21,693
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	12	$32,788	$9,290
Ventricular Shunt Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 033	11	$86,751	$19,871
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Mcc 229	11	$169,900	$31,795
Fainting 312	11	$30,920	$9,825
Back problems (no surgery) 552	11	$29,211	$9,786

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