US Health Care Costs

Prisma Health Baptist

1330 Taylor at Marion St, Columbia, SC 29220 · (803) 296-5678

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$17.6Mnet income, all sources
11.5%margin on patient care alone
$9.2Mcost of charity care (3.5% of costs)
$26.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
230beds

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 871118$63,370$16,471
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$37,136$10,536
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37846$24,035$8,494
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69835$42,158$13,048
Anemia and blood disorders 81234$25,717$9,216
Hip or knee replacement 47033$116,305$17,847
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$32,121$10,357
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$34,637$12,244
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37726$43,367$13,838
Sepsis 87225$44,162$9,126
Stroke, with major complications 06423$42,671$14,087
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$35,271$9,649
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81123$31,867$11,384
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$26,193$7,277
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69922$30,909$8,597
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46721$150,536$29,520
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64121$25,438$7,189
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85320$102,551$32,191
Fainting 31217$29,521$7,771
Pneumonia, with major complications 19316$43,786$10,970
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46816$120,427$20,982
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$24,055$7,931
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$34,351$7,588
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$47,138$12,827
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68914$27,349$9,748
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$28,796$8,674
Lung infection, with major complications 17713$59,293$14,640
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Mcc 46613$179,588$35,256
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07012$45,990$12,223
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$49,679$11,255
Respiratory failure 18912$59,096$10,976
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31412$91,132$18,273
Bowel surgery, with complications 33012$105,179$18,969
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc 05611$35,601$17,792
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc 07411$24,488$8,774
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37211$33,896$9,032
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$32,947$12,499
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$53,388$14,157
Delirium and other mental confusion 88411$28,537$12,558

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".