US Health Care Costs

Baptist Health Hardin

913 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 737-1212

General hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$21.7Mnet income, all sources
−2.4%margin on patient care alone
$5.5Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$34.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
271beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending August 2025.

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 871314$68,468$13,368
Heart failure, with major complications 291179$43,873$8,670
Pneumonia, with major complications 193125$50,427$9,165
Lung infection, with major complications 177114$53,837$10,691
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68989$37,661$7,818
Urinary tract infection 69086$31,680$5,572
COPD, with major complications 19078$42,608$7,728
Heart attack, with major complications 28074$57,389$10,739
Sepsis 87271$37,307$7,359
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64165$30,185$5,356
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06563$47,563$6,808
Pneumonia, with complications 19457$33,008$6,067
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64056$54,300$8,916
Kidney failure, with complications 68351$34,172$6,103
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37849$49,348$6,514
Respiratory failure 18948$55,851$8,400
Psychoses 88542$21,843$9,198
Stomach and digestive disorders 39240$34,665$5,653
Kidney failure, with major complications 68240$47,554$9,840
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$142,801$30,699
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48137$91,960$13,681
Heart stent 32236$200,922$13,750
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19135$30,252$5,886
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69834$53,400$10,832
Stroke, with major complications 06432$80,032$14,394
Lung infection, with complications 17832$31,118$6,514
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30832$80,265$13,102
Diabetes, with complications 63831$30,311$6,371
Fainting 31230$34,278$5,921
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$41,689$5,475
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60328$28,400$6,059
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52226$113,686$14,145
Seizures 10123$46,901$6,371
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38922$37,895$5,500
Irregular heartbeat 31021$27,852$3,922
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32121$235,919$22,356
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33121$100,015$11,042
Diabetes, with major complications 63721$40,908$9,914
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$74,102$11,407
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48020$122,269$18,366
Anemia and blood disorders 81220$32,455$6,585
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98120$189,093$30,137
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06619$44,684$4,802
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20818$94,832$16,672
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85418$70,330$13,462
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94818$44,130$5,298
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06917$40,985$5,677
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52117$109,052$18,276
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69917$29,596$6,706
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17516$45,702$9,063
Bowel surgery, with complications 33016$122,203$15,554
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$45,534$8,262
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31415$79,988$13,270
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37215$32,463$6,668
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39014$27,658$4,188
Cellulitis with Mcc 60214$62,713$9,707
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc 19513$24,101$4,390
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24313$176,018$15,993
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25213$161,481$22,157
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43913$31,794$5,565
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 44213$36,233$6,124
Seizures with Mcc 10012$46,446$12,075
Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc 16612$91,807$24,471
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20212$25,546$6,505
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48212$76,835$10,553
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$35,609$6,555
Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit 06211$155,886$12,787
Dysequilibrium 14911$43,564$5,222
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18011$79,723$11,835
Heart attack, with complications 28111$37,152$6,135
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31511$36,571$6,555
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$185,664$33,546
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41811$93,274$10,521
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 44111$61,517$12,086

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