US Health Care Costs

Avala

67252 Industry Lane, Covington, LA 70433 · (985) 809-9888

General hospitalPhysicianNo emergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.7Mnet income, all sources
10.7%margin on patient care alone
$495,397unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
21beds

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
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45558$161,630$29,007
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47343$107,717$15,146
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical 40215$134,914$24,238
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Cc/ 42815$219,818$34,087
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