US Health Care Costs

Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos

1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 · (512) 753-3511

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$10.3Mnet income, all sources
4.8%margin on patient care alone
$16.6Mcost of charity care (10.6% of costs)
$7.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
117beds

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 87180$69,733$14,577
Heart failure, with major complications 29176$42,826$10,446
Pneumonia, with major complications 19328$50,740$10,731
COPD, with major complications 19024$52,293$9,763
Sepsis 87220$39,430$9,179
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$64,396$12,609
Respiratory failure 18919$48,031$9,996
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28619$66,462$17,180
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$58,099$11,008
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06518$42,296$8,475
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$60,241$10,027
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$35,598$7,772
Urinary tract infection 69016$34,291$7,347
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$35,077$6,935
Heart stent 32215$85,611$14,695
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$54,279$12,922
Heart attack, with major complications 28013$81,217$12,412
Stroke, with major complications 06412$90,222$14,355
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$44,671$7,234
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$148,991$16,563
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$40,020$7,962
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$41,977$7,277
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$237,618$32,161
Irregular heartbeat 31011$27,878$5,724
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$146,942$14,782
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