US Health Care Costs

Citizens Medical Center

2701 Hospital Drive, Victoria, TX 77901 · (361) 573-9181

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$11.2Mnet income, all sources
−16.3%margin on patient care alone
$6.0Mcost of charity care (4.2% of costs)
$18.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
286beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291170$26,422$9,472
Sepsis, with major complications 871111$42,872$13,724
Urinary tract infection 69050$15,540$6,483
Lung infection, with major complications 17749$38,413$11,537
Pneumonia, with major complications 19340$34,759$9,702
Diabetes, with complications 63835$18,522$7,160
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30933$16,094$6,103
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64132$14,473$6,355
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$24,382$9,681
Respiratory failure 18928$32,618$9,344
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48128$51,575$14,548
Pneumonia, with complications 19427$22,683$6,497
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$33,383$11,460
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60327$16,243$7,034
Fainting 31226$17,163$6,915
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$16,894$6,371
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$29,656$8,895
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$27,080$9,152
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$25,676$7,600
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69825$25,523$11,230
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$19,872$7,006
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32122$101,265$20,152
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28621$40,423$15,706
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$24,060$11,074
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06520$36,619$7,791
Irregular heartbeat 31019$11,995$4,885
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$16,504$7,710
Sepsis 87218$21,470$8,025
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37217$26,522$8,060
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52217$50,234$15,000
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$108,781$31,844
COPD, with major complications 19016$28,487$8,547
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06915$29,630$6,470
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$89,412$29,872
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$20,075$6,468
Diabetes, with major complications 63714$22,703$10,413
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$19,948$7,159
Heart attack, with complications 28113$22,345$7,247
Heart catheterization 28713$23,775$8,371
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$74,726$16,746
Heart stent 32212$71,609$13,380
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$19,074$7,374
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$20,152$7,400

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