US Health Care Costs

Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.

145 Newcomb Avenue, Mount Vernon, KY 40456 · (606) 256-2195

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

The money

$37what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.3Mnet income, all sources
−3.2%margin on patient care alone
$32,637cost of charity care (0.0% of costs)
$3.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
30beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending October 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
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$18,465$6,615
Urinary tract infection 69015$29,340$9,939
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94814$13,193$6,743
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$33,692$6,929
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".