US Health Care Costs

Carteret General Hospital

3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557 · (252) 808-6000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$32what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$29.4Mnet income, all sources
3.7%margin on patient care alone
$936,498cost of charity care (0.6% of costs)
$11.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
99beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

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 871144$30,373$16,683
Heart failure, with major complications 291118$18,448$10,899
Hip or knee replacement 47085$40,126$15,896
Lung infection, with major complications 17771$22,705$14,183
Urinary tract infection 69051$16,820$6,850
Pneumonia, with major complications 19344$19,400$11,206
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68944$17,998$9,949
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48141$30,973$17,529
Sepsis 87240$19,548$8,734
Pneumonia, with complications 19438$16,794$6,979
Kidney failure, with complications 68336$16,662$7,616
Stomach and digestive disorders 39234$17,767$6,658
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30931$13,706$6,320
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64131$14,128$6,627
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$24,495$12,692
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$18,144$8,348
COPD, with major complications 19025$16,184$9,411
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$22,117$10,198
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$22,937$13,570
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$15,230$8,627
Respiratory failure 18923$14,489$10,785
Lung infection, with complications 17822$20,643$8,815
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$18,723$11,146
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95121$9,364$4,937
Irregular heartbeat 31019$9,505$4,722
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$19,973$6,767
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69818$21,126$13,968
Fainting 31215$18,768$7,330
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48215$26,513$13,442
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48315$49,465$23,175
Diabetes, with complications 63815$20,538$7,673
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$24,337$11,907
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$16,553$7,502
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$36,154$17,834
Heart attack, with complications 28112$21,946$7,766
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$31,351$15,140
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$38,702$24,861
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$13,576$8,190
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$48,664$40,076
Stroke, with major complications 06411$22,447$16,890
Heart catheterization 28711$25,631$9,216
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29211$12,677$7,243
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37211$22,054$8,816
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53611$10,371$6,740

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