US Health Care Costs

Missouri Delta Medical Center

1008 North Main St, Sikeston, MO 63801 · (573) 472-7586

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.4Mnet income, all sources
−9.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.6Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$12.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
98beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 87180$66,169$17,268
Heart failure, with major complications 29168$38,641$11,018
Pneumonia, with major complications 19360$60,280$11,372
Respiratory failure 18941$43,829$10,582
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$45,834$14,324
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$29,338$6,844
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$46,545$10,167
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07016$36,736$15,151
Urinary tract infection 69016$32,074$7,035
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$39,694$12,731
Kidney failure, with complications 68315$30,053$7,713
Sepsis 87214$34,553$8,820
Stroke, with major complications 06412$53,145$17,044
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$60,272$17,877
Seizures with Mcc 10011$81,748$19,449
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$39,965$7,427
Fainting 31211$29,236$7,543
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$36,843$7,714
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85311$120,329$42,662
Delirium and other mental confusion 88411$38,499$14,824
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