US Health Care Costs

Methodist Charlton Medical Center

3500 W Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX 75237 · (214) 947-7777

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$3.7Mnet income, all sources
−2.4%margin on patient care alone
$43.8Mcost of charity care (13.6% of costs)
$70.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
296beds

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 871443$93,073$15,649
Heart failure, with major complications 291155$75,612$11,697
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85357$236,265$44,146
Sepsis 87256$47,359$9,840
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69851$56,234$12,627
Pneumonia, with major complications 19346$66,200$11,510
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64046$79,561$12,409
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37744$78,380$14,751
Lung infection, with major complications 17740$73,912$14,051
Heart attack, with major complications 28034$81,818$13,877
Kidney failure, with major complications 68234$53,945$12,226
Respiratory failure 18933$63,670$10,586
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06529$56,174$9,568
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37829$54,206$9,274
COPD, with major complications 19025$52,807$9,564
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$50,070$10,922
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87025$343,144$57,331
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30824$60,740$10,823
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$43,314$8,919
Stroke, with major complications 06422$70,183$15,126
Seizures with Mcc 10022$69,119$14,876
Diabetes, with major complications 63722$71,737$12,560
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17520$69,449$11,810
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31420$131,003$18,544
Stomach and digestive disorders 39220$38,935$8,013
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81119$75,526$11,854
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52218$74,824$15,510
Hypertension with Mcc 30417$59,216$9,355
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39117$62,337$11,547
Urinary tract infection 69017$37,000$7,956
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07016$97,815$13,774
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07116$50,395$9,159
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$69,917$16,927
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25215$130,554$35,300
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$31,266$7,260
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$31,359$7,320
Fainting 31214$45,993$7,936
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$85,299$16,150
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$44,535$9,679
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$35,462$8,120
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$90,007$19,996
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$44,091$7,609
Diabetes, with complications 63813$46,563$8,875
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 23312$261,525$59,591
High blood pressure 30512$42,344$7,822
Heart stent 32212$77,809$15,234
Seizures 10111$37,306$8,985
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 29911$56,457$12,092
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$103,554$20,854
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$56,965$7,431
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98111$154,502$31,644

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