US Health Care Costs

Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital

800 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC 28334 · (910) 892-7161

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.4Mnet income, all sources
−0.8%margin on patient care alone
$7.3Mcost of charity care (7.0% of costs)
$9.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
121beds

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 871125$42,589$18,027
Heart failure, with major complications 29157$20,849$12,868
Lung infection, with major complications 17738$30,418$15,747
Pneumonia, with major complications 19337$27,523$12,478
Respiratory failure 18932$29,330$12,793
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68928$26,018$11,010
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$33,050$13,770
Urinary tract infection 69021$28,516$9,313
Stroke, with major complications 06417$60,683$20,826
Heart attack, with major complications 28017$51,958$15,854
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$24,935$9,585
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$36,138$12,667
Sepsis 87214$23,385$11,210
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$21,892$8,765
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$52,451$19,849
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$35,401$11,268
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$18,754$8,300
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$15,250$8,853
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$20,979$13,763
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$26,526$13,356
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