US Health Care Costs

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033 · (703) 391-4170

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

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$176.8Mnet income, all sources
37.0%margin on patient care alone
$14.1Mcost of charity care (4.1% of costs)
$11.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
174beds

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 871370$43,062$15,329
Heart failure, with major complications 291178$34,704$10,072
Sepsis 87269$26,412$8,464
Lung infection, with major complications 17767$38,104$14,150
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68966$23,192$9,487
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69853$31,957$12,742
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$30,981$10,535
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64044$28,872$10,275
Bowel surgery, with complications 33043$65,050$19,749
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37841$33,016$7,888
Urinary tract infection 69041$19,537$6,501
Kidney failure, with complications 68340$20,590$7,465
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32939$81,150$36,353
Stomach and digestive disorders 39239$19,705$6,615
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60339$18,530$7,315
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85337$88,707$37,301
Kidney failure, with major complications 68235$30,168$11,591
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38933$19,833$7,308
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39132$35,922$10,788
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37731$40,266$15,236
Respiratory failure 18929$35,756$9,933
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48128$55,963$16,211
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$27,879$7,872
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33125$54,550$13,876
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$40,487$11,639
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46024$119,270$30,565
Stroke, with major complications 06422$38,300$14,215
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$23,598$6,513
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$23,974$9,184
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30818$26,007$9,976
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52218$57,115$16,432
Cellulitis with Mcc 60218$28,164$11,653
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$19,879$6,437
Hip or knee replacement 47017$52,541$14,251
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03916$22,386$9,931
Lung infection, with complications 17816$21,161$7,562
Fainting 31216$24,038$8,279
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 61716$42,233$14,765
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$30,483$7,889
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38815$37,831$16,084
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39315$45,335$12,372
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66015$39,803$11,630
COPD, with major complications 19014$26,580$10,465
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$26,244$7,559
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$26,071$8,516
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 29913$45,312$12,346
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43913$17,324$6,816
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46713$107,410$35,789
O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc 62113$43,256$17,235
Heart attack, with complications 28112$21,389$6,748
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39012$16,089$5,678
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41812$38,707$12,576
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52112$73,608$24,570
Extracranial Procedures with Cc 03811$25,750$13,505
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20211$31,487$7,708
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48311$70,247$18,586
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$41,388$14,068
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$45,332$17,026
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 91911$31,332$13,273
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98111$62,506$34,089

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