US Health Care Costs

Progress West Hospital

2 Progress Point Pkwy, Ofallon, MO 63368 · (636) 344-2273

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.2Mnet income, all sources
8.3%margin on patient care alone
$3.4Mcost of charity care (3.1% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
69beds

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 871102$46,207$12,955
Heart failure, with major complications 29140$37,437$9,002
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$33,820$6,087
Urinary tract infection 69028$27,910$6,220
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$42,737$12,282
Sepsis 87227$31,107$8,502
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$42,804$10,050
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48122$69,823$15,419
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$32,849$7,144
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$34,096$8,272
Hip or knee replacement 47016$53,173$15,256
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$24,150$7,196
Respiratory failure 18913$31,027$8,936
Fainting 31212$32,797$6,660
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$34,020$6,483
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$54,837$11,788
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$28,372$6,114
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".