US Health Care Costs

Valley Presbyterian Hospital

15107 Vanowen St, Van Nuys, CA 91405 · (818) 782-6600

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$34.3Mnet income, all sources
−7.3%margin on patient care alone
$2.8Mcost of charity care (0.9% of costs)
$3.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
333beds

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 871282$88,719$23,207
Heart failure, with major complications 291109$54,982$14,957
Sepsis 87254$42,936$11,127
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87046$231,206$81,037
Pneumonia, with major complications 19339$52,508$14,541
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85336$184,061$59,729
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$48,027$13,822
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$65,629$19,814
COPD, with major complications 19028$64,462$12,292
Kidney failure, with major complications 68228$64,184$16,125
Stomach and digestive disorders 39227$33,608$8,868
Urinary tract infection 69026$36,330$8,959
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$92,587$20,004
Respiratory failure 18923$66,657$13,707
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$50,794$17,195
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64122$36,303$8,815
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$57,292$17,009
Heart stent 32221$114,232$20,878
Hip or knee replacement 47021$71,157$20,822
Chest pain 31320$33,721$8,167
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$39,868$12,639
Fainting 31217$40,811$9,725
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$144,888$38,101
Stroke, with major complications 06416$85,949$23,965
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31416$85,901$24,221
Other digestive problems, with complications 39415$51,677$10,545
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$34,543$9,048
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$112,163$21,553
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$32,535$9,842
Kidney failure, with complications 68314$27,319$9,356
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$47,022$11,111
Heart attack, with complications 28113$35,510$10,279
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$21,789$8,661
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37812$46,095$10,751
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56311$28,888$9,545

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