US Health Care Costs

Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003 · (270) 444-2444

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$68.5Mnet income, all sources
15.1%margin on patient care alone
$3.3Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$12.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
212beds

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 871197$61,052$13,404
Hip or knee replacement 47098$77,219$13,167
Heart failure, with major complications 29189$48,363$9,270
Kidney failure, with complications 68361$32,183$6,376
Pneumonia, with major complications 19351$42,576$9,267
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68949$40,871$8,189
Urinary tract infection 69049$31,029$5,720
Kidney failure, with major complications 68247$50,936$10,086
Psychoses 88546$15,398$9,416
Sepsis 87243$39,046$7,567
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64041$44,643$9,071
Stomach and digestive disorders 39239$28,622$5,721
Respiratory failure 18937$44,961$8,653
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30835$46,553$8,706
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$36,623$5,552
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48133$82,627$14,950
COPD, with major complications 19032$53,958$8,173
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85331$137,054$31,269
Lung infection, with major complications 17729$45,782$11,469
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37829$42,421$7,263
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06527$38,289$7,816
Pneumonia, with complications 19427$29,821$6,196
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$33,316$5,672
Stroke, with major complications 06425$54,016$12,380
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37725$58,411$12,306
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52225$84,396$14,357
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69824$52,422$11,039
Delirium and other mental confusion 88424$33,149$10,678
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60323$30,756$6,681
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$56,073$10,718
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32122$101,385$19,733
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19120$39,908$6,076
Fainting 31220$33,402$6,384
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46720$177,290$23,824
Other digestive problems, with complications 39418$37,625$6,667
Lung infection, with complications 17817$38,800$6,861
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31417$58,875$14,193
Back problems (no surgery) 55216$24,561$6,852
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$119,612$19,939
Diabetes, with complications 63815$35,220$6,156
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$43,496$6,446
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09214$34,507$7,080
Seizures with Mcc 10014$99,068$13,743
Seizures 10114$29,692$6,515
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37214$43,428$7,040
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16413$112,533$20,197
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$78,188$15,008
Heart catheterization 28713$54,586$8,100
Heart stent 32213$76,354$12,653
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 16312$131,603$31,989
Heart attack, with complications 28112$42,652$6,496
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94812$45,218$5,725
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$33,630$9,341
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$86,600$19,048
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25211$118,771$23,353
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc 27111$127,594$23,709
Chest pain 31311$44,838$5,188
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$33,439$7,210

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