US Health Care Costs

Randolph Hospital

364 White Oak Street, Asheboro, NC 27203 · (336) 625-5151

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

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$27.8Mnet income, all sources
−12.6%margin on patient care alone
$4.9Mcost of charity care (4.7% of costs)
$18.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
145beds

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 87199$69,698$15,033
Heart failure, with major complications 29161$65,365$10,851
Pneumonia, with major complications 19343$61,138$11,085
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$63,492$13,167
Heart attack, with major complications 28014$79,496$12,918
Urinary tract infection 69014$42,215$7,853
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$72,870$13,424
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68913$36,899$9,874
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$55,574$7,959
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$66,823$10,490
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$54,063$11,138
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".