US Health Care Costs

Ecu Health North Hospital

250 Smith Church Road, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 · (252) 535-8005

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

The money

$37what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$16.2Mnet income, all sources
−17.0%margin on patient care alone
$4.1Mcost of charity care (3.5% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. 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 871148$34,014$14,855
Heart failure, with major complications 29182$21,975$9,543
COPD, with major complications 19027$25,403$8,331
Kidney failure, with complications 68327$16,887$6,964
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06526$25,333$7,714
Sepsis 87226$20,502$8,383
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$24,205$10,908
Urinary tract infection 69018$16,185$6,412
Heart attack, with major complications 28017$30,444$11,737
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$21,034$9,787
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$25,641$8,783
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69817$36,299$12,326
Stroke, with major complications 06416$34,434$14,632
Lung infection, with major complications 17716$34,771$11,914
Pneumonia, with major complications 19316$30,428$11,763
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30916$22,722$6,053
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$46,933$15,065
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$20,902$6,233
Hip or knee replacement 47012$35,193$16,591
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$16,169$6,510
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46711$79,557$27,335
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