US Health Care Costs

Northeast Regional Medical Center

315 S Osteopathy, Kirksville, MO 63501 · (660) 785-1000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$17.5Mnet income, all sources
20.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)
$3.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
50beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending May 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 871162$101,558$24,671
Sepsis 87225$59,626$13,108
Heart failure, with major complications 29123$62,007$16,179
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48120$159,651$26,137
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69817$101,197$21,488
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$49,198$10,370
Heart attack, with major complications 28013$83,522$19,907
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$45,930$15,089
Hip or knee replacement 47013$141,742$22,454
Pneumonia, with major complications 19312$72,105$17,149
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".