US Health Care Costs

Northern Nevada Medical Center

2375 E Prater Way, Sparks, NV 89434 · (775) 331-7000

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

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$35.7Mnet income, all sources
15.3%margin on patient care alone
$5.4Mcost of charity care (3.1% of costs)
$44.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
258beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 871146$155,730$18,262
Heart failure, with major complications 29162$110,863$13,768
Pneumonia, with major complications 19346$82,753$12,091
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85341$326,043$42,180
Lung infection, with major complications 17737$115,532$15,620
Sepsis 87232$90,950$10,187
Respiratory failure 18928$92,069$11,816
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27427$201,826$29,319
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$99,099$10,650
Heart attack, with major complications 28022$146,098$14,410
Kidney failure, with major complications 68220$155,918$14,123
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52218$206,914$19,377
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$78,179$8,359
Hip or knee replacement 47017$185,562$17,737
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$83,852$12,610
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$72,526$8,426
Bowel surgery, with complications 33016$186,380$21,637
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$126,502$15,870
Heart stent 32215$212,707$17,177
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32915$314,507$36,818
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37815$88,302$9,471
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46815$206,187$25,041
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$140,565$19,140
Delirium and other mental confusion 88415$142,727$14,653
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26614$355,914$55,462
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32113$345,510$27,141
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$78,854$7,861
Heart attack, with complications 28112$93,336$8,691
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$136,743$15,476

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