US Health Care Costs

High Point Regional Health System

601 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27261 · (336) 878-6000

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$49.3Mnet income, all sources
5.0%margin on patient care alone
$5.2Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$34.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
288beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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 871185$56,239$15,384
Heart failure, with major complications 291139$34,189$10,146
Urinary tract infection 69049$22,837$7,145
Heart attack, with major complications 28048$46,467$14,198
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64044$30,894$10,691
Pneumonia, with major complications 19343$35,204$9,997
Lung infection, with major complications 17742$42,397$12,738
Respiratory failure 18938$35,448$9,752
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64136$23,757$6,798
Psychoses 88536$19,048$10,712
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37732$50,594$13,900
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$30,824$8,714
Pneumonia, with complications 19430$27,199$7,329
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$35,378$12,017
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$24,696$7,253
Fainting 31227$24,937$7,309
Sepsis 87226$26,148$8,867
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48125$76,116$15,437
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$45,193$8,342
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$23,872$6,576
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$51,134$13,699
COPD, with major complications 19022$30,399$9,352
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30822$36,748$9,585
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$33,213$10,087
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$29,009$8,859
Stroke, with major complications 06418$64,082$14,620
Lung infection, with complications 17818$31,054$8,418
Heart stent 32218$84,411$19,166
Heart attack, with complications 28117$36,852$7,997
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$23,087$7,469
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$122,379$33,374
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89717$20,434$7,244
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66015$53,208$12,071
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$29,298$8,103
Irregular heartbeat 31013$21,213$5,528
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$31,090$7,795
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81113$40,074$11,548
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06612$34,767$6,379
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$132,360$32,479
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39312$32,246$12,448
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$29,499$11,510
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29211$24,971$7,197
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$114,401$22,116
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$25,410$7,802
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$115,776$20,569
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$76,296$15,243
Diabetes, with complications 63811$25,210$8,077

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