US Health Care Costs

AdventHealth Castle Rock

2350 Meadows Blvd, Castle Rock, CO 80109 · (720) 455-5000

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$67.1Mnet income, all sources
−50.7%margin on patient care alone
$4.0Mcost of charity care (2.7% of costs)
$2.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
89beds

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 871110$85,384$14,519
Heart failure, with major complications 29146$65,928$10,275
Pneumonia, with major complications 19336$52,083$10,233
Sepsis 87232$65,326$9,478
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$84,274$11,859
Lung infection, with major complications 17721$62,226$12,125
Respiratory failure 18915$72,731$9,407
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$115,006$14,833
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$64,600$10,441
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$70,038$7,688
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$96,198$14,320
Fainting 31212$68,814$6,795
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$50,022$6,233
Hip or knee replacement 47012$114,857$14,019
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$68,956$8,545
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$47,123$6,721
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46711$195,833$25,280
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46811$122,601$19,546
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".