US Health Care Costs

Columbus Community Hospital

110 Shult Dr, Columbus, TX 78934 · (979) 732-2371

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

The money

$32what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$61.7Mnet income, all sources
−20.7%margin on patient care alone
$1.9Mcost of charity care (4.8% of costs)
$3.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
40beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending April 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
Urinary tract infection 69031$15,086$7,700
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".