US Health Care Costs

Nmc Health

600 Medical Center Drive, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 283-2700

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$10.2Mnet income, all sources
−6.8%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$3.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
76beds

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 87158$45,597$14,382
Heart failure, with major complications 29144$25,398$9,619
COPD, with major complications 19032$28,434$7,841
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64128$17,789$6,040
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$21,207$7,260
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48122$48,628$15,368
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$26,689$9,443
Pneumonia, with complications 19419$17,339$6,141
Urinary tract infection 69019$19,307$6,558
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52217$41,945$14,760
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$20,526$5,883
Sepsis 87215$21,016$7,420
Kidney failure, with complications 68313$20,856$6,666
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$29,762$11,291
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07111$31,954$11,664
Lung infection, with major complications 17711$29,746$11,014
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$18,131$5,719
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37711$54,303$12,361
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$21,581$6,319
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$21,134$6,541
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".