US Health Care Costs

Ascension St Vincent Kokomo

1907 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN 46904 · (765) 452-5611

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$3.8Mnet income, all sources
0.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.7Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)
$9.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
111beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 29182$37,543$10,009
Sepsis, with major complications 87178$57,503$14,103
Pneumonia, with major complications 19358$37,729$9,943
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$39,726$12,102
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$30,995$7,071
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$37,633$11,342
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06923$24,683$6,897
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$47,332$12,057
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$34,895$7,688
Respiratory failure 18920$39,449$10,131
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$40,537$9,276
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$30,223$7,189
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06518$29,735$7,807
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$26,671$6,168
Sepsis 87218$34,033$7,854
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$21,987$5,714
Fainting 31217$30,190$7,026
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$51,602$11,793
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$29,384$9,620
Stroke, with major complications 06415$61,855$13,286
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$67,086$16,549
COPD, with major complications 19012$32,817$8,389
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$44,200$9,479
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$23,259$6,393
Urinary tract infection 69012$25,991$6,482
Hip or knee replacement 47011$116,228$14,568

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