US Health Care Costs

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

2900 Lamb Circle, Christiansburg, VA 24073 · (540) 731-2000

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

The money

$20what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$88.2Mnet income, all sources
9.3%margin on patient care alone
$2.1Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$18.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
96beds

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 871175$63,893$16,897
Heart failure, with major complications 291151$42,686$11,001
Heart attack, with major complications 28078$54,126$13,163
Sepsis 87253$33,163$9,345
Lung infection, with major complications 17752$43,885$12,714
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30937$28,702$6,581
Kidney failure, with major complications 68237$50,971$11,502
Urinary tract infection 69033$25,424$7,188
Heart attack, with complications 28132$38,976$7,983
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$36,545$9,348
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03631$95,108$13,407
Respiratory failure 18930$42,511$11,827
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$27,226$6,822
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$36,150$10,704
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$34,285$6,453
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$89,527$17,720
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64025$42,801$11,461
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$39,361$10,631
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$25,632$7,862
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$24,445$6,406
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32122$177,677$27,046
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$33,113$10,614
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85321$163,605$45,678
COPD, with major complications 19020$31,356$8,574
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc 03519$98,156$17,715
Heart catheterization 28719$63,214$8,653
Heart stent 32219$137,168$18,816
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66019$65,027$15,077
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28617$110,117$18,351
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$71,529$18,323
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85417$76,054$16,066
Bowel surgery, with complications 33016$100,830$25,377
Lung infection, with complications 17815$38,711$7,869
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$23,219$7,199
Diabetes, with complications 63815$25,738$7,270
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28214$39,834$10,401
Irregular heartbeat 31014$26,090$5,262
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$89,710$20,145
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$21,180$7,286
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69813$54,129$11,594
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39012$17,644$4,765
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$30,284$9,122
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$31,428$7,994
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$134,877$34,654
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc 66111$42,000$10,222

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