US Health Care Costs

Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

10905 Providence Road W, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (704) 384-4000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.8Mnet income, all sources
2.3%margin on patient care alone
$1.4Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$4.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
36beds

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 87161$39,333$12,121
Heart failure, with major complications 29146$33,952$8,084
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$40,491$9,737
Pneumonia, with major complications 19322$30,630$7,745
Stomach and digestive disorders 39220$25,078$4,991
Respiratory failure 18918$31,088$8,171
Urinary tract infection 69017$25,748$5,252
Sepsis 87217$28,193$7,778
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$22,827$6,037
COPD, with major complications 19013$29,012$7,280
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68912$33,480$7,582
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37811$25,916$7,265
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".