US Health Care Costs

HCA Houston Healthcare West

12141 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082 · (281) 588-8080

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$21.3Mnet income, all sources
7.1%margin on patient care alone
$33.2Mcost of charity care (16.2% of costs)
$26.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
223beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 871134$172,734$19,753
Heart failure, with major complications 29148$100,961$13,391
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64040$89,608$13,541
Pneumonia, with major complications 19333$124,020$14,373
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$114,366$17,001
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$125,029$15,445
Kidney failure, with complications 68322$83,372$10,359
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85320$388,392$37,993
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$344,561$52,551
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$139,604$16,263
Sepsis 87217$104,249$11,967
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$93,510$9,361
Urinary tract infection 69016$64,255$9,975
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69815$155,327$16,522
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20814$175,885$24,673
Seizures 10113$67,161$11,102
Respiratory failure 18912$107,343$12,725
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$104,715$14,939
Stroke, with major complications 06411$178,036$19,153
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27411$336,286$29,178
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