US Health Care Costs

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

305 Langdon Street, Somerset, KY 42503 · (606) 679-7441

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$10what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$43.7Mnet income, all sources
12.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.2Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$16.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
182beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871115$121,573$14,703
Heart failure, with major complications 29181$64,697$9,759
Pneumonia, with major complications 19369$79,587$9,944
Psychoses 88565$37,893$10,433
Respiratory failure 18956$72,789$9,631
Heart attack, with major complications 28055$80,980$11,549
Lung infection, with major complications 17752$104,369$12,478
COPD, with major complications 19039$63,223$8,864
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06534$66,391$8,076
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48134$121,083$15,635
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52230$135,208$15,630
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$51,582$7,538
Heart attack, with complications 28126$64,957$7,126
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$47,833$6,170
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$70,371$11,135
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85325$282,890$36,614
Heart stent 32224$174,970$14,951
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$43,747$6,326
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32120$189,696$21,455
Stroke, with major complications 06419$104,654$14,561
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28219$61,410$5,703
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$43,166$5,909
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$83,237$12,582
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$54,872$8,789
Urinary tract infection 69018$50,794$6,447
Pneumonia, with complications 19416$68,884$6,467
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$53,629$6,812
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$73,971$10,174
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$40,218$6,855
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20815$150,762$19,073
Irregular heartbeat 31014$33,865$4,441
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$46,112$6,379
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$80,684$5,887
Heart catheterization 28713$71,882$8,090
Diabetes, with complications 63813$43,102$7,069
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$41,466$6,673
Fainting 31212$43,421$6,802
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$86,298$10,981
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$65,488$10,700
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$58,203$9,201
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38811$55,425$11,140

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