US Health Care Costs

The Washington Hospital

155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301 · (724) 225-7000

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

The money

$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$400,681net income, all sources
−6.9%margin on patient care alone
$1.5Mcost of charity care (0.7% of costs)
$7.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
214beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291107$13,955$9,649
Sepsis, with major complications 87176$24,689$14,216
Stomach and digestive disorders 39245$13,858$6,332
Urinary tract infection 69040$11,725$6,386
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37830$15,505$7,568
Pneumonia, with major complications 19327$12,247$9,748
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$18,145$12,330
Kidney failure, with complications 68326$15,686$7,329
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64125$10,371$6,235
Sepsis 87225$14,079$7,881
Heart stent 32223$55,762$14,689
Fainting 31222$11,709$6,803
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94822$11,983$6,316
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06520$18,571$6,839
Irregular heartbeat 31020$8,831$4,720
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27419$81,696$23,963
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06618$17,038$5,435
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$11,085$6,982
COPD, with major complications 19017$13,064$8,086
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$12,144$6,250
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$43,618$31,509
Delirium and other mental confusion 88417$15,388$11,761
Respiratory failure 18916$13,514$9,341
Heart catheterization 28716$15,566$8,410
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$13,762$9,260
Hip or knee replacement 47015$43,456$14,588
Chest pain 31314$12,636$5,827
Kidney failure, with major complications 68214$14,880$10,602
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$12,468$6,282
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio 80913$14,688$9,923
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85413$36,246$15,012
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09212$13,850$7,679
Lung infection, with complications 17812$11,095$7,268
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$12,719$9,165
Stroke, with major complications 06411$25,712$14,710
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$21,259$12,241
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29211$13,012$6,812
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$12,731$7,308

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