US Health Care Costs

Catawba Valley Medical Center

810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602 · (828) 326-3809

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$81.4Mnet income, all sources
14.0%margin on patient care alone
$16.3Mcost of charity care (5.0% of costs)
$19.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
200beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 871140$40,308$14,445
Pneumonia, with major complications 19353$33,963$10,724
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$27,922$10,443
Lung infection, with major complications 17741$36,349$12,630
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48132$57,771$15,439
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$26,169$8,451
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68927$26,510$9,677
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$40,911$12,877
Sepsis 87225$28,778$8,739
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$23,174$6,755
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$26,151$11,504
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06522$32,342$8,745
COPD, with major complications 19020$23,843$9,007
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$35,175$12,904
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52220$60,465$16,071
Stroke, with major complications 06419$40,271$14,496
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$89,904$36,059
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$26,161$7,789
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28617$65,219$14,689
Irregular heartbeat 31017$21,221$6,236
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$93,749$24,703
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$19,519$7,000
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$22,088$7,730
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$35,857$10,619
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87016$104,007$39,117
Respiratory failure 18915$44,629$11,334
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30815$36,691$9,960
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$23,790$7,181
Heart stent 32214$81,184$14,120
Urinary tract infection 69014$23,173$6,990
Heart attack, with complications 28113$33,117$7,805
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$25,193$7,081
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc 27112$145,712$27,472
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46712$126,940$25,882
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$24,746$7,828
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$45,082$11,537

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