US Health Care Costs

Mercy Hospital Jefferson

1400 US Highway 61, Crystal City, MO 63019 · (636) 933-1000

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$18.8Mnet income, all sources
5.4%margin on patient care alone
$8.7Mcost of charity care (3.6% of costs)
$12.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
188beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871272$50,817$13,747
Psychoses 885159$18,677$10,187
Heart failure, with major complications 291127$34,532$9,480
Pneumonia, with major complications 19375$37,508$10,018
Lung infection, with major complications 17758$40,169$11,844
Kidney failure, with complications 68350$22,409$6,939
Respiratory failure 18943$32,237$9,383
Stomach and digestive disorders 39239$24,756$6,254
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37834$31,391$7,575
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64131$20,490$6,235
Kidney failure, with major complications 68230$38,392$11,234
Urinary tract infection 69030$22,406$6,400
Sepsis 87229$30,289$7,786
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60328$24,524$6,922
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$55,471$11,064
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64027$26,969$9,758
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69827$39,606$11,407
Heart stent 32225$83,571$13,505
Hip or knee replacement 47025$47,969$13,582
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52225$48,692$15,000
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$26,456$6,424
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20823$70,157$18,342
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30923$22,919$5,967
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32122$85,212$19,797
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06520$39,027$7,701
Heart catheterization 28720$43,123$8,893
Diabetes, with major complications 63719$32,042$10,682
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68919$28,770$8,553
Heart attack, with complications 28118$37,748$6,947
Diabetes, with complications 63818$27,321$6,934
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17516$29,845$10,946
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37216$26,171$7,816
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$20,114$6,466
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43216$40,139$13,723
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48016$51,790$18,874
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$48,638$14,525
Stroke, with major complications 06415$52,132$13,962
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28615$55,481$17,145
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$38,246$12,507
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19114$22,494$6,612
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85314$88,441$29,663
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05713$22,085$9,705
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$37,008$9,048
Fainting 31213$23,222$6,786
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38813$29,434$10,757
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$29,395$9,535
Cellulitis with Mcc 60212$32,673$10,296
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30011$30,535$7,894
High blood pressure 30511$23,003$6,021
Irregular heartbeat 31011$44,067$5,499
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$41,094$10,374
Delirium and other mental confusion 88411$23,692$12,045

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