US Health Care Costs

AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway

1 AdventHealth Way, Palm Coast, FL 32137 · (386) 302-1800

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.2Mnet income, all sources
1.1%margin on patient care alone
$6.1Mcost of charity care (5.7% of costs)
$5.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

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 871227$59,480$12,577
Heart failure, with major complications 29197$38,577$7,986
Sepsis 87252$36,576$6,635
Lung infection, with major complications 17751$50,717$10,130
Pneumonia, with major complications 19341$47,183$9,764
Stomach and digestive disorders 39241$35,939$4,974
Urinary tract infection 69037$29,779$5,731
Respiratory failure 18936$39,719$8,655
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68935$41,768$7,066
Fainting 31232$39,283$5,845
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30930$31,446$5,071
Heart attack, with major complications 28029$47,809$8,613
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06928$43,442$5,047
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37728$73,010$10,818
Kidney failure, with major complications 68223$40,477$9,026
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$56,986$9,511
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$38,492$8,743
Chest pain 31321$29,707$4,839
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$31,321$6,247
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$135,057$27,494
Back problems (no surgery) 55218$36,660$6,736
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$32,378$4,908
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37817$40,754$6,133
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39117$41,047$7,921
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$45,969$6,297
Dysequilibrium 14916$40,635$4,737
Lung infection, with complications 17816$27,893$6,155
COPD, with major complications 19016$35,695$6,733
Diabetes, with major complications 63716$45,855$10,054
Coagulation Disorders 81316$54,592$9,773
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$24,295$6,147
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$38,827$8,298
Stroke, with major complications 06414$47,656$14,047
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$29,463$5,232
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$34,120$5,950
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$41,018$5,588
Heart attack, with complications 28112$37,038$5,495
Heart catheterization 28712$53,788$6,687
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$33,508$5,035
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$116,675$17,717
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Mcc 08511$68,457$13,684
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$53,120$11,557
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91711$49,858$9,560

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