US Health Care Costs

Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

501 East Main St, Waynesboro, PA 17268 · (717) 765-4000

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.6Mnet income, all sources
20.7%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (1.9% of costs)
$6.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
57beds

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 871109$37,547$17,805
Heart failure, with major complications 29175$30,935$11,639
Respiratory failure 18930$35,102$11,985
Sepsis 87229$23,839$12,776
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$27,985$10,056
Lung infection, with major complications 17724$42,071$14,505
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$44,064$10,395
Stomach and digestive disorders 39221$21,463$7,302
Urinary tract infection 69019$19,934$7,893
Kidney failure, with major complications 68218$29,076$12,579
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$28,061$7,778
Pneumonia, with major complications 19316$35,805$11,734
Fainting 31213$35,692$9,182
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$24,099$7,686
COPD, with major complications 19012$22,950$9,563
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$21,431$6,780
Diabetes, with complications 63811$24,128$7,868
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".