US Health Care Costs

Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital

2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC 29414 · (843) 402-1006

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$123.3Mnet income, all sources
7.6%margin on patient care alone
$10.6Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)
$40.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
139beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871141$51,694$14,452
Heart failure, with major complications 29198$38,156$9,650
Lung infection, with major complications 17757$55,139$13,034
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37852$33,744$7,776
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45545$122,080$35,388
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47344$61,836$18,001
Pneumonia, with major complications 19343$41,513$10,194
Urinary tract infection 69042$24,752$6,879
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06539$34,512$7,948
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68939$32,702$8,524
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46037$85,800$23,804
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64134$30,994$7,208
Stomach and digestive disorders 39232$27,341$6,470
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60330$21,626$7,036
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$29,194$7,146
Sepsis 87226$31,108$8,188
COPD, with major complications 19025$39,990$8,567
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$56,337$10,542
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47224$79,844$22,381
Stroke, with major complications 06422$56,966$13,329
Back problems (no surgery) 55222$28,992$7,659
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 08321$26,803$10,200
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32921$149,228$30,388
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38921$28,492$6,478
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$35,583$9,752
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc 08219$50,212$16,124
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$78,237$14,605
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$136,920$36,323
Respiratory failure 18918$41,002$8,881
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69818$46,091$11,903
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$29,269$6,844
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$50,657$12,755
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45417$184,128$47,118
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02516$125,435$29,703
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Cc 08616$32,375$9,536
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41816$73,643$11,948
Heart attack, with major complications 28015$36,776$10,989
Fainting 31215$41,901$7,503
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$27,894$6,569
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$54,513$11,394
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17614$29,423$7,514
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$28,016$6,160
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81114$34,747$10,749
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$112,457$16,393
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$41,219$8,901
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$25,744$9,717
Seizures 10111$26,862$7,165
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39011$20,124$5,019
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$48,933$10,950
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$27,237$7,467
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc 45111$85,334$21,347
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$27,259$7,252

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