US Health Care Costs

Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County

205 Trinity Way, St. Johns, FL 32259 · (904) 450-6020

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.6Mnet income, all sources
5.6%margin on patient care alone
$2.2Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)
$6.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
56beds

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 87172$59,959$13,188
Lung infection, with major complications 17737$49,896$11,010
Heart failure, with major complications 29126$39,910$8,562
Pneumonia, with major complications 19325$50,224$9,230
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$47,916$10,423
Hip or knee replacement 47018$128,597$13,077
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46815$184,036$19,441
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$200,822$36,131
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$54,152$10,964
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$32,255$7,563
Sepsis 87212$48,909$8,231
Stomach and digestive disorders 39211$26,703$5,685
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".