US Health Care Costs

Wayne Memorial Hospital

601 Park Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 · (570) 253-8100

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$221,276net income, all sources
−13.3%margin on patient care alone
$503,994cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$15.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
58beds

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 29167$34,318$10,902
Pneumonia, with major complications 19365$40,154$11,491
Sepsis, with major complications 87154$44,627$16,759
Lung infection, with major complications 17741$46,600$14,242
Pneumonia, with complications 19437$33,211$7,060
Kidney failure, with complications 68336$32,890$7,649
Urinary tract infection 69031$31,277$7,021
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$35,263$8,336
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$37,085$8,633
Kidney failure, with major complications 68223$44,537$12,813
Respiratory failure 18922$35,783$10,544
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69820$36,148$14,063
Sepsis 87220$37,505$8,728
Lung infection, with complications 17819$36,660$8,390
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$33,570$7,549
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$39,151$9,965
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$30,836$6,715
Hip or knee replacement 47016$73,075$15,957
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$32,850$6,673
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$24,103$6,344
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$27,496$6,784
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06612$33,777$5,860
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$38,918$10,334
Heart stent 32212$175,619$32,444
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$33,707$8,622
Diabetes, with complications 63811$29,484$7,676

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".