US Health Care Costs

National Park Medical Center

1910 Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 · (501) 321-1000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$7.8Mnet income, all sources
−6.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.6Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$18.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
126beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending August 2025.

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 871136$168,272$13,038
Pneumonia, with major complications 19355$131,454$9,038
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85345$359,922$32,587
Heart failure, with major complications 29138$91,417$8,728
Lung infection, with major complications 17735$187,996$11,107
Sepsis 87233$75,684$7,239
Hip or knee replacement 47031$123,984$13,130
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$111,055$10,320
Heart attack, with major complications 28021$99,649$10,511
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30819$135,601$8,480
Heart stent 32219$198,160$12,720
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$67,865$5,776
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68919$75,273$7,759
Respiratory failure 18918$111,188$8,674
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$57,244$6,141
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$56,424$5,319
Urinary tract infection 69017$47,794$5,736
Heart attack, with complications 28116$69,582$6,576
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98116$318,393$26,274
Pneumonia, with complications 19415$81,967$5,629
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37815$112,777$7,177
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48314$193,719$17,349
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$119,627$10,830
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64113$44,486$5,321
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06912$75,160$5,723
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 27312$400,456$26,919
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$143,882$13,523
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$66,449$5,794
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03911$120,819$8,059
COPD, with major complications 19011$105,006$7,795
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$199,544$13,859
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$765,745$53,310

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