US Health Care Costs

Valley Medical Center

400 S 43rd St, Renton, WA 98055 · (425) 228-3450

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$29.6Mnet income, all sources
−12.1%margin on patient care alone
$13.2Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$19.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
283beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 871261$75,813$18,789
Heart failure, with major complications 291200$51,659$11,932
Respiratory failure 18998$52,058$11,643
Lung infection, with major complications 17795$54,789$15,191
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64065$52,636$12,267
Heart attack, with major complications 28062$58,527$14,418
Pneumonia, with major complications 19361$47,020$12,407
Kidney failure, with complications 68357$37,062$8,188
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06556$45,344$9,930
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48148$112,770$18,076
Kidney failure, with major complications 68248$56,057$13,065
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85348$187,156$44,110
Stroke, with major complications 06447$76,714$17,097
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69844$70,382$14,985
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37833$37,519$9,345
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52232$128,385$18,856
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64132$29,970$7,214
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68930$51,296$10,196
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20828$122,097$25,411
Sepsis 87227$41,773$9,312
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$32,564$8,028
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05722$45,035$11,557
Urinary tract infection 69022$34,928$8,232
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30921$31,004$7,238
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17520$45,842$12,656
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$40,557$11,164
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$33,005$8,466
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43219$88,113$16,438
Delirium and other mental confusion 88419$39,614$14,267
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 20718$253,427$58,596
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46718$140,022$31,446
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91718$72,630$16,491
Heart attack, with complications 28117$53,944$8,087
Bowel surgery, with complications 33017$100,870$24,746
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$90,956$18,625
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$45,651$8,087
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39117$44,220$11,477
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48017$166,276$29,470
Back problems (no surgery) 55217$40,643$9,304
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 61717$88,619$17,941
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02516$278,237$47,847
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07116$41,499$9,659
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31416$60,602$17,978
Heart stent 32216$102,305$17,558
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64316$65,758$15,049
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$39,573$9,293
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09215$32,718$8,978
Seizures 10115$38,702$9,071
Lung infection, with complications 17815$50,150$10,450
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32915$220,103$41,007
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33115$95,926$16,882
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45415$141,784$56,403
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45515$133,890$43,504
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48215$95,189$13,887
Seizures with Mcc 10014$93,421$16,762
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$79,118$14,803
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52114$150,160$25,003
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$39,820$8,264
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 02313$282,299$62,445
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06613$41,593$6,974
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18013$108,864$19,002
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc 28313$89,007$17,086
Digestive Malignancy with Cc 37513$56,722$11,105
COPD, with major complications 19012$52,932$10,036
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25212$105,029$30,724
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25312$126,006$22,065
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46812$96,023$22,640
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47212$125,336$28,335
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87012$237,766$51,556
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 08311$47,692$12,098
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$35,346$8,280
Other Circulatory System O.r. Procedures 26411$114,024$30,125
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41811$102,373$14,325
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$47,140$11,873

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