US Health Care Costs

Atrium Health Lincoln

433 McAlister Rd, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · (980) 212-2000

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$72.5Mnet income, all sources
35.5%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (2.5% of costs)
$20.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
101beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 29194$35,931$11,805
Sepsis, with major complications 87180$60,681$17,839
Pneumonia, with major complications 19361$40,552$12,203
Lung infection, with major complications 17743$49,087$15,055
Pneumonia, with complications 19435$34,841$7,731
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$36,236$10,729
Stomach and digestive disorders 39230$33,640$7,666
Urinary tract infection 69026$26,747$7,566
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$24,759$8,279
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$31,865$8,366
Respiratory failure 18922$44,378$11,624
COPD, with major complications 19022$32,772$10,149
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64122$29,264$7,315
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06521$50,396$9,947
Lung infection, with complications 17816$30,698$9,186
Stroke, with major complications 06415$64,654$19,328
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$42,566$12,613
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$41,331$9,162
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$92,616$19,136
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19113$35,291$8,031
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06912$44,027$7,516
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$44,507$11,111
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$51,466$13,808
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$37,935$8,773
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$47,153$13,079
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$39,887$12,011
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$37,068$8,427

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