US Health Care Costs

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100 Health Park Dr, Louisville, CO 80027 · (303) 673-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.7Mnet income, all sources
2.3%margin on patient care alone
$4.2Mcost of charity care (2.6% of costs)
$1.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
108beds

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 87130$84,906$15,102
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45424$280,063$61,955
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45511$240,330$34,950
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