Highlands Medical Center
380 Woods Cove Road, Scottsboro, AL 35768 · (256) 259-4444
The money
$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$14.5Mnet income, all sources
−31.9%margin on patient care alone
$1.4Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$8.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
45beds
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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 35 | $29,302 | $13,860 | |
| Urinary tract infection 690 | 29 | $14,224 | $6,940 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 22 | $26,366 | $13,298 | |
| Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689 | 21 | $17,159 | $9,321 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 20 | $18,252 | $10,403 | |
| Stomach and digestive disorders 392 | 18 | $13,867 | $6,751 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 17 | $20,355 | $10,058 | |
| Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522 | 13 | $46,849 | $16,062 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 12 | $12,799 | $7,503 | |
| Pneumonia, with complications 194 | 11 | $18,303 | $6,847 |
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