US Health Care Costs

Atrium Health Union

600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC 28112 · (704) 283-3100

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$100.6Mnet income, all sources
22.4%margin on patient care alone
$9.2Mcost of charity care (3.2% of costs)
$48.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
183beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871179$78,511$16,582
Heart failure, with major complications 291163$43,479$10,735
Lung infection, with major complications 17787$64,013$12,280
Pneumonia, with major complications 19378$43,889$10,318
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68961$51,019$9,880
Urinary tract infection 69061$33,442$7,059
Stomach and digestive disorders 39254$31,789$6,785
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06551$47,532$8,202
Pneumonia, with complications 19450$36,619$6,879
Heart attack, with major complications 28045$67,311$12,943
Kidney failure, with complications 68344$36,342$7,652
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64041$52,389$10,231
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64140$31,004$6,829
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30838$41,218$9,444
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60338$27,576$7,485
COPD, with major complications 19037$46,016$8,993
Kidney failure, with major complications 68237$58,284$11,530
Stroke, with major complications 06436$63,385$14,173
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$31,508$6,790
Respiratory failure 18931$46,367$9,776
Fainting 31231$45,317$7,563
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$41,369$8,229
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48130$86,538$15,351
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69827$79,781$10,455
Diabetes, with major complications 63725$52,868$10,860
Sepsis 87225$41,293$8,340
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06924$41,582$7,152
High blood pressure 30523$38,537$6,041
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38922$29,182$6,757
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52222$93,747$15,716
Lung infection, with complications 17821$41,207$8,745
Anemia and blood disorders 81221$37,525$7,505
Hip or knee replacement 47020$102,545$17,699
Seizures with Mcc 10019$64,548$12,676
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37718$59,587$13,375
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69918$29,865$8,323
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94818$35,180$6,714
Diabetes, with complications 63817$44,476$7,589
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$40,340$10,841
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32916$170,011$35,295
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17515$56,014$9,930
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19115$36,679$7,221
Heart attack, with complications 28115$35,380$7,771
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39015$25,556$5,492
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06614$37,906$6,061
Dysequilibrium 14914$40,558$6,796
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$39,463$7,814
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53614$34,763$6,741
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05713$42,591$10,535
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07113$56,735$7,708
Irregular heartbeat 31013$33,491$5,383
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09212$42,623$7,963
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$38,656$8,524
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$130,574$31,186
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc 05611$89,001$13,907
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$86,926$17,885
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$121,045$17,592
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$73,933$11,594
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$43,339$11,423

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