US Health Care Costs

Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany

One Arh Lane - Po Box 7, Low Moor, VA 24457 · (540) 862-6200

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.6Mnet income, all sources
30.7%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (3.6% of costs)
$1.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
95beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending February 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 87178$59,500$16,683
Heart failure, with major complications 29157$40,475$10,959
Lung infection, with major complications 17720$61,091$13,974
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$60,088$11,085
Kidney failure, with major complications 68219$50,849$12,469
Sepsis 87216$40,935$9,039
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$41,999$10,976
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$30,257$6,569
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$32,855$8,338
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".