US Health Care Costs

Norton-King's Daughters' Health

1373 East Sr 62, Madison, IN 47250 · (812) 801-0800

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

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$30.5Mnet income, all sources
−34.7%margin on patient care alone
$2.2Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$9.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
70beds

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 87182$46,620$15,895
Pneumonia, with major complications 19357$29,974$10,833
Heart failure, with major complications 29151$31,258$10,626
Lung infection, with major complications 17738$51,704$14,199
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$17,904$7,588
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$21,810$9,665
Kidney failure, with major complications 68223$36,863$12,059
Urinary tract infection 69021$18,149$6,784
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$22,531$7,447
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$22,675$6,860
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$25,261$7,510
Sepsis 87215$28,518$8,561
Respiratory failure 18914$29,538$10,159
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$42,609$14,512
COPD, with major complications 19013$25,376$9,208
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$62,664$16,804
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$33,633$11,035
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$16,788$7,176
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".