US Health Care Costs

Monroe County Medical Center

529 Capp Harlan Road, Tompkinsville, KY 42167 · (270) 487-9231

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

The money

$42what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.1Mnet income, all sources
−22.5%margin on patient care alone
$114,553cost of charity care (0.6% of costs)
$1.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending February 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
Urinary tract infection 69034$10,870$6,344
Pneumonia, with complications 19433$14,153$6,269
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc 19526$14,712$4,928
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94824$11,048$6,122
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Without Cc/Mcc 19221$14,721$4,855
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$8,683$5,655
COPD, with major complications 19017$22,882$8,226
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$10,015$5,931
Heart failure, with major complications 29115$16,928$9,438
Heart Failure and Shock Without Cc/Mcc 29311$8,677$4,072
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".