US Health Care Costs

Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center

100 Medical Center Drive, Hazard, KY 41701 · (606) 439-1331

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$63.4Mnet income, all sources
−18.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$9.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
107beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871130$92,507$14,708
Pneumonia, with major complications 19338$68,885$9,482
Heart failure, with major complications 29131$52,114$9,870
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85329$169,284$35,702
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87025$254,836$51,819
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$41,230$6,367
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$74,330$12,670
Heart attack, with major complications 28017$92,570$11,926
Sepsis 87216$50,967$7,627
Hip or knee replacement 47015$72,082$13,801
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$98,752$11,310
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 20714$272,775$48,849
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30814$57,805$9,035
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$77,335$15,135
Heart attack, with complications 28113$49,553$6,840
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$66,096$6,684
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$48,371$8,816
Urinary tract infection 69013$37,203$6,221
Heart catheterization 28712$45,964$7,805
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$52,312$7,261
COPD, with major complications 19011$81,135$8,421
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$116,147$18,134
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24211$134,176$22,743
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37811$50,202$7,463
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$25,803$6,051
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