US Health Care Costs

HCA Florida Highlands Hospital

3600 S Highlands Ave, Sebring, FL 33870 · (863) 385-6101

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$9what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$4.1Mnet income, all sources
−5.6%margin on patient care alone
$4.8Mcost of charity care (6.2% of costs)
$4.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
109beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending October 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 871128$125,821$13,022
Heart failure, with major complications 29157$64,471$8,709
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$95,860$9,262
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$121,326$11,153
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$84,390$10,746
Kidney failure, with major complications 68222$70,886$9,357
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45521$221,426$30,248
Sepsis 87218$51,322$7,026
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45417$283,502$40,048
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$44,093$7,651
COPD, with major complications 19016$69,262$8,496
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$49,692$5,530
Heart catheterization 28715$69,857$7,416
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$48,273$8,685
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68915$45,457$7,710
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$199,212$14,017
Urinary tract infection 69012$40,263$5,840
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$47,487$10,448
Heart attack, with complications 28111$65,313$6,330
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$89,792$8,074
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc 32411$301,328$25,947
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