US Health Care Costs

Howard University Hospital Corp

2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060 · (202) 745-6100

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$10.8Mnet income, all sources
−16.6%margin on patient care alone
$5.1Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$45.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
192beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 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 871124$104,810$33,883
Heart failure, with major complications 29157$52,501$20,567
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$58,586$22,897
Urinary tract infection 69024$26,061$13,319
Psychoses 88522$31,032$22,452
Anemia and blood disorders 81221$32,308$14,660
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$35,693$12,863
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85320$183,049$72,695
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$293,325$96,078
Heart attack, with major complications 28019$86,346$27,932
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37819$40,562$15,790
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$33,118$16,090
COPD, with major complications 19017$73,757$20,144
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$37,165$20,378
Sepsis 87217$37,889$17,042
Diabetes, with complications 63815$32,279$15,871
Stroke, with major complications 06414$110,370$34,933
Fainting 31214$42,135$14,844
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$52,451$15,849
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19113$30,832$13,910
Pneumonia, with major complications 19313$44,210$20,175
Chest pain 31313$22,342$11,112
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$77,289$30,672
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89713$21,782$13,602
Respiratory failure 18912$93,583$21,715
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$31,884$21,455

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".