US Health Care Costs

Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County

778 Scogin Drive, Monticello, AR 71655 · (870) 367-2411

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.8Mnet income, all sources
−18.6%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (6.0% of costs)
$113,166unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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
Heart failure, with major complications 29144$33,772$9,620
Pneumonia, with major complications 19337$43,117$10,211
Stomach and digestive disorders 39227$23,129$6,286
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$36,497$8,838
Sepsis, with major complications 87124$44,192$14,006
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$27,444$6,274
COPD, with major complications 19021$28,056$8,530
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$36,353$12,049
Urinary tract infection 69019$27,196$5,997
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64014$31,110$9,596
Kidney failure, with complications 68314$24,633$6,695
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$29,119$6,777
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37811$27,179$7,113
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".