US Health Care Costs

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

2501 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306 · (703) 664-7105

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

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$82.7Mnet income, all sources
25.0%margin on patient care alone
$13.1Mcost of charity care (4.8% of costs)
$11.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
108beds

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 871230$56,129$16,539
Heart failure, with major complications 29182$41,553$10,875
Lung infection, with major complications 17759$41,908$13,817
Pneumonia, with major complications 19352$41,106$11,733
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46851$93,864$23,609
Sepsis 87245$33,641$10,499
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46743$96,498$28,942
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$30,914$9,399
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52232$69,164$16,176
Respiratory failure 18930$47,350$12,112
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$37,741$14,303
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64028$37,102$11,798
Urinary tract infection 69027$24,362$7,410
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$31,263$8,351
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38926$22,861$7,243
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$37,867$10,297
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85325$99,357$35,921
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$41,977$8,830
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$28,313$7,689
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60322$21,301$7,543
Stroke, with major complications 06420$49,709$16,201
Fainting 31220$29,715$10,267
Hip or knee replacement 47020$66,190$15,385
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$29,647$8,423
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$52,758$14,747
COPD, with major complications 19016$35,319$9,367
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$63,172$15,823
Kidney failure, with major complications 68216$38,732$11,468
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98116$87,338$32,126
Heart attack, with major complications 28015$42,991$12,483
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$28,669$6,554
Cellulitis with Mcc 60213$33,597$11,977
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$24,266$7,593
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$31,885$7,636
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$49,187$13,467
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18011$39,291$15,981
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 49311$45,590$17,153
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64311$46,970$14,792
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$27,602$8,459
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$50,897$11,438

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