US Health Care Costs

Coosa Valley Medical Center

315 W Hickory St, Sylacauga, AL 35150 · (256) 249-5000

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$8.2Mnet income, all sources
−25.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.6Mcost of charity care (3.3% of costs)
$7.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
122beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending July 2025.

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 29129$24,436$9,909
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64126$19,125$6,756
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$20,503$6,812
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$31,228$7,078
Urinary tract infection 69017$19,393$6,839
Sepsis, with major complications 87115$50,805$14,976
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89713$7,327$7,128
Respiratory failure 18912$42,985$9,861
Lung infection, with major complications 17711$36,164$11,567
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$18,083$6,541
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68911$34,900$9,294
Sepsis 87211$29,883$8,364
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