US Health Care Costs

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

7519 Hospital Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 · (804) 693-8800

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

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$16.2Mnet income, all sources
15.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$3.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
67beds

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 871190$32,686$12,996
Heart failure, with major complications 29165$26,616$8,729
Sepsis 87254$23,844$6,993
Hip or knee replacement 47029$41,246$12,729
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$21,966$6,097
Respiratory failure 18920$21,757$9,401
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30916$17,440$5,187
Kidney failure, with complications 68315$20,025$5,796
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$29,346$6,329
Pneumonia, with major complications 19313$20,669$8,693
Heart attack, with major complications 28013$24,873$9,221
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$29,659$11,353
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$25,556$8,637
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$18,840$5,613
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".