US Health Care Costs

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County

200 Hwy 30 West, New Albany, MS 38652 · (662) 538-7631

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$57.6Mnet income, all sources
21.5%margin on patient care alone
$6.3Mcost of charity care (4.4% of costs)
$9.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
83beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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
Sepsis, with major complications 871180$46,979$12,849
Heart failure, with major complications 29151$37,911$8,920
Sepsis 87239$23,460$7,455
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$45,447$11,244
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$29,398$8,629
Delirium and other mental confusion 88426$31,425$11,569
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$67,938$14,080
Urinary tract infection 69018$20,977$6,332
High blood pressure 30516$28,230$5,922
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69816$42,213$10,661
Kidney failure, with complications 68315$23,314$6,629
Respiratory failure 18914$33,374$8,865
Fainting 31214$31,456$6,546
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64014$37,028$9,163
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$38,089$7,593
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52113$61,593$17,618
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$21,797$5,634
Kidney failure, with major complications 68213$28,400$10,237
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$18,162$6,067
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$24,838$6,350
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$63,555$18,634
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