US Health Care Costs

Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital

5640 N Adrian Highway, Adrian, MI 49221 · (517) 265-0900

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$17.6Mnet income, all sources
17.2%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$5.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
58beds

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 871124$55,880$16,268
Heart failure, with major complications 29189$32,510$11,016
Respiratory failure 18947$39,889$10,547
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$45,838$11,126
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$46,305$13,835
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$32,325$12,513
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$73,494$16,924
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$39,115$12,305
Sepsis 87215$33,405$8,770
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$29,264$9,990
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$41,569$8,308
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$31,499$7,472
Urinary tract infection 69012$29,584$6,640
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$29,498$6,818
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".