US Health Care Costs

Kona Community Hospital

79-1019 Haukapila Street, Kealakekua, HI 96750 · (808) 322-9311

General hospitalGovernment - StateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$42what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$31.2Mnet income, all sources
−38.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.8Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
83beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 87145$78,383$34,520
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$66,058$26,562
Heart failure, with major complications 29124$45,526$20,323
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$62,026$22,716
Stomach and digestive disorders 39213$22,107$12,369
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$39,106$12,854
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$25,400$12,358
Sepsis 87211$45,970$18,268
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