US Health Care Costs

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764 · (570) 829-8111

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.2Mnet income, all sources
17.2%margin on patient care alone
$1.8Mcost of charity care (0.9% of costs)
$10.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
119beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291175$62,107$9,328
Sepsis, with major complications 871139$93,629$14,688
Pneumonia, with major complications 19380$76,169$9,903
Respiratory failure 18976$67,919$9,206
Lung infection, with major complications 17772$72,837$11,827
Urinary tract infection 69069$38,916$6,082
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68965$51,331$8,535
Fainting 31262$39,618$6,523
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37857$73,850$7,381
Kidney failure, with major complications 68254$69,721$11,019
Kidney failure, with complications 68354$44,467$6,871
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64139$40,615$5,934
Stomach and digestive disorders 39238$46,430$6,045
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60338$44,957$6,680
Sepsis 87238$51,935$8,107
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06536$48,036$7,400
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30836$61,857$9,643
Back problems (no surgery) 55236$43,299$7,057
Stroke, with major complications 06435$83,848$13,410
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27435$315,341$23,712
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$42,652$5,958
COPD, with major complications 19034$53,701$7,852
Bowel surgery, with complications 33033$159,455$18,058
Hip or knee replacement 47033$152,167$13,699
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06932$43,065$5,983
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48132$108,543$14,331
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09231$41,976$7,573
Heart catheterization 28729$57,064$8,382
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64028$71,549$9,447
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69827$84,422$11,527
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26726$539,336$54,303
Irregular heartbeat 31025$29,716$4,264
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85325$218,117$36,026
Heart stent 32223$155,538$13,348
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37722$103,778$13,856
Pneumonia, with complications 19420$54,114$5,605
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28619$102,898$15,862
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20818$152,719$20,565
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32118$224,278$25,138
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52218$131,111$15,498
Lung infection, with complications 17817$43,463$7,763
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41817$121,070$12,413
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 44517$84,357$8,056
Diabetes, with complications 63817$53,702$6,788
Chest pain 31316$46,963$5,588
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56316$41,360$6,771
Heart attack, with major complications 28015$75,615$12,746
Other digestive problems, with complications 39415$56,976$7,383
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20214$39,812$7,899
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$55,514$6,134
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$76,615$12,270
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06613$47,494$5,772
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$59,857$7,733
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Cc 08612$50,783$9,657
Dysequilibrium 14912$39,727$5,594
Heart attack, with complications 28112$79,313$6,707
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31412$79,908$14,505
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Without Mcc 60512$45,852$6,935
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$53,772$6,768
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$47,834$5,828
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24311$155,691$16,444
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$257,327$35,209
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48211$89,727$12,083
Bone Diseases and Arthropathies Without Mcc 55411$30,865$6,206
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$58,445$10,174
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$77,317$10,366
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$275,259$46,772

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