US Health Care Costs

Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc

1 Mt Carmel Way, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · (620) 231-6100

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$4.2Mnet income, all sources
−6.4%margin on patient care alone
$5.1Mcost of charity care (6.7% of costs)
$4.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
64beds

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 871106$28,922$15,657
Pneumonia, with major complications 19336$24,384$11,057
Heart attack, with major complications 28028$25,005$12,819
Sepsis 87218$19,593$8,875
Respiratory failure 18917$28,032$10,575
Heart failure, with major complications 29116$23,887$11,050
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$16,313$8,064
Heart attack, with complications 28114$21,249$8,157
Hip or knee replacement 47013$43,303$15,027
Lung infection, with major complications 17711$21,969$13,220
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$11,911$7,214
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$30,978$13,409
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".