US Health Care Costs

Frye Regional Medical Center

420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 322-6070

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$18.6Mnet income, all sources
4.3%margin on patient care alone
$3.2Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$26.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
226beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

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 871137$107,685$13,183
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274123$239,203$21,912
Heart failure, with major complications 291100$61,727$9,145
Pneumonia, with major complications 19359$64,485$9,070
Heart stent 32245$134,565$13,160
Irregular heartbeat 31042$33,411$4,642
Lung infection, with major complications 17740$93,264$11,499
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30940$47,110$5,699
Kidney failure, with complications 68338$45,683$6,528
Heart catheterization 28732$70,787$7,769
COPD, with major complications 19030$48,454$8,354
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37830$52,323$7,248
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$81,496$9,521
Sepsis 87229$65,687$7,416
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30826$62,600$8,976
Fainting 31226$50,874$6,365
Chest pain 31326$59,762$5,479
Kidney failure, with major complications 68226$72,483$10,422
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$65,405$7,178
Heart attack, with major complications 28025$85,216$10,666
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$54,877$8,197
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24324$137,099$15,210
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$51,142$5,851
Urinary tract infection 69024$45,089$5,835
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$89,436$11,602
Stroke, with major complications 06421$81,021$12,318
Stomach and digestive disorders 39221$59,981$5,780
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28618$117,966$15,399
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$236,372$31,691
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24216$212,176$23,345
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$166,093$21,984
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$99,309$11,851
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26615$322,755$40,279
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$46,443$6,542
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$39,415$6,861
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$47,280$6,085
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc 23413$356,314$34,697
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Cc/Mcc 24413$108,576$12,530
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$123,772$13,844
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48213$93,545$10,933
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03912$99,079$8,116
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07012$86,973$10,981
Respiratory failure 18912$88,473$8,789
Heart attack, with complications 28112$48,798$6,520
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45512$208,645$32,357
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46012$215,940$24,274
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$121,815$13,882
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 44511$45,523$7,780

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