US Health Care Costs

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital

401 NW 42nd Ave, Plantation, FL 33317 · (954) 587-5010

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

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.4Mnet income, all sources
7.2%margin on patient care alone
$21.0Mcost of charity care (6.2% of costs)
$26.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
276beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending August 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 871107$237,343$17,091
Heart failure, with major complications 29159$162,076$12,069
Pneumonia, with major complications 19341$159,773$12,725
Kidney failure, with major complications 68233$163,917$13,034
Stomach and digestive disorders 39230$103,652$9,462
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64029$147,729$12,469
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85329$593,475$39,271
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$168,596$14,857
Back problems (no surgery) 55226$92,545$9,645
Kidney failure, with complications 68326$114,051$9,755
Fainting 31225$107,339$9,147
Sepsis 87224$120,968$10,569
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$168,076$11,240
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69820$196,565$14,429
Urinary tract infection 69019$106,309$9,779
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$189,097$13,572
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37817$138,472$9,334
Anemia and blood disorders 81217$98,470$9,720
Respiratory failure 18916$191,914$11,525
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$112,961$10,874
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81116$141,290$12,707
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$171,516$11,489
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$89,102$8,403
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25212$315,175$28,115
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$80,883$8,978
Diabetes, with complications 63812$80,410$10,637
Delirium and other mental confusion 88412$104,849$12,603
High blood pressure 30511$88,026$8,008

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".