McPherson Hospital
1000 Hospital Drive, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-2250
The money
$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$1.3Mnet income, all sources
−8.1%margin on patient care alone
$105,427cost of charity care (0.3% of costs)
$5.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
37beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 35 | $36,504 | $17,590 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 29 | $31,467 | $11,383 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 23 | $23,963 | $12,531 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 21 | $37,166 | $15,210 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 12 | $24,046 | $11,703 |
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".