US Health Care Costs

Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc

1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 731-4101

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$64.6Mnet income, all sources
12.6%margin on patient care alone
$5.3Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$1.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
146beds

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 871124$34,356$14,707
Heart failure, with major complications 29161$26,609$10,248
Hip or knee replacement 47040$40,101$14,438
Heart attack, with major complications 28035$38,571$12,665
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85332$62,750$31,573
Sepsis 87231$21,197$8,522
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$31,977$14,202
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25326$67,574$19,992
Respiratory failure 18925$21,297$9,451
Heart stent 32224$65,284$16,453
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69824$28,902$12,680
Pneumonia, with major complications 19322$27,450$11,082
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$26,816$10,147
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$30,970$11,541
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17519$26,788$12,325
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$11,474$6,225
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37818$23,359$8,345
Other Circulatory System O.r. Procedures 26417$33,499$22,548
Urinary tract infection 69017$18,389$6,675
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$87,901$24,899
Heart attack, with complications 28115$20,030$8,158
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$100,038$34,390
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37714$30,752$14,455
Stomach and digestive disorders 39214$20,227$6,556
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$55,374$22,325
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27413$84,877$23,330
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$23,140$8,568
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25212$72,475$24,741
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc 27112$55,697$29,476
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$49,069$16,646
Extracranial Procedures with Cc 03811$51,120$13,644
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$33,460$16,390
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$61,740$24,822
Kidney failure, with complications 68311$21,976$7,455

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