US Health Care Costs

Pikeville Medical Center

911 Bypass Road, Pikeville, KY 41501 · (606) 437-3500

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$34.2Mnet income, all sources
−12.8%margin on patient care alone
$1.6Mcost of charity care (0.3% of costs)
$21.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
328beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 871298$81,227$18,279
Heart failure, with major complications 291142$62,685$12,358
Pneumonia, with major complications 193102$58,205$11,786
Lung infection, with major complications 17762$85,863$15,106
Heart attack, with major complications 28054$79,688$14,766
Sepsis 87254$39,212$9,645
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68952$47,134$10,525
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85345$238,011$49,612
Urinary tract infection 69043$29,074$7,125
Stomach and digestive disorders 39242$32,251$7,577
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27441$103,286$28,761
Respiratory failure 18940$49,049$11,107
Chest pain 31340$36,323$6,381
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48139$76,347$19,464
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37836$42,699$8,697
COPD, with major complications 19035$37,672$9,764
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87035$328,331$62,483
Kidney failure, with major complications 68234$56,372$13,604
Kidney failure, with complications 68333$40,136$8,170
Pneumonia, with complications 19432$32,390$7,478
Heart stent 32231$113,538$17,680
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30929$32,977$6,566
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30828$76,769$12,187
Fainting 31226$41,775$7,932
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$86,504$16,356
Heart catheterization 28725$72,051$9,901
Stroke, with major complications 06424$76,058$18,045
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20824$146,890$27,638
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52224$68,263$19,246
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06521$43,534$9,001
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06920$38,099$7,049
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$32,151$7,808
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64020$65,458$11,915
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$80,629$15,882
Irregular heartbeat 31018$28,239$6,224
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$31,196$6,905
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23616$147,297$39,473
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$167,420$25,830
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$32,383$8,045
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19115$30,517$7,487
Heart attack, with complications 28115$46,547$8,441
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$117,901$25,957
Diabetes, with complications 63815$36,437$8,472
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69915$36,496$9,467
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$98,420$19,310
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Mcc 44414$70,425$16,271
High blood pressure 30513$34,916$7,160
Seizures with Mcc 10011$83,634$17,372
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$70,344$12,376
Lung infection, with complications 17811$47,097$8,717
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 23311$344,523$130,469
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26711$123,470$46,013
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$106,703$18,607
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$37,685$8,251
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41811$67,977$16,687
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43211$62,912$18,665
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$48,664$16,722
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98111$155,850$43,576

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