US Health Care Costs

Upmc Carlisle

361 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, PA 17015 · (717) 249-1212

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.6Mnet income, all sources
28.4%margin on patient care alone
$3.0Mcost of charity care (2.5% of costs)
$4.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
66beds

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 871168$56,269$12,760
Heart failure, with major complications 291114$42,886$8,638
Pneumonia, with major complications 19329$48,588$10,724
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$39,207$8,013
Respiratory failure 18924$55,231$8,548
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69824$42,417$10,639
Sepsis 87223$35,270$7,119
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06522$39,297$6,785
Lung infection, with major complications 17722$48,228$11,146
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30921$25,093$5,244
Fainting 31221$31,223$6,112
Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Without Mcc 55621$27,625$5,804
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$22,993$6,088
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$25,773$7,512
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$53,800$8,866
Kidney failure, with major complications 68217$49,044$9,985
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$59,820$13,703
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95116$15,039$4,203
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30815$46,821$9,417
Stomach and digestive disorders 39215$24,690$6,145
Urinary tract infection 69015$21,683$5,625
Hip or knee replacement 47014$40,417$12,867
Delirium and other mental confusion 88414$36,887$11,115
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$34,405$6,602
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19113$34,012$6,922
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$38,407$5,817
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37813$35,071$6,584
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$28,469$5,566
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$35,266$7,142
Stroke, with major complications 06412$38,180$12,723
COPD, with major complications 19012$41,999$7,450
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$83,010$18,364
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$24,769$6,618
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$87,234$28,000
Heart attack, with complications 28111$21,105$5,974

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