US Health Care Costs

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

7800 US Hwy 98 W, Miramar Beach, FL 32550 · (850) 278-3600

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$34.5Mnet income, all sources
16.7%margin on patient care alone
$10.5Mcost of charity care (6.9% of costs)
$25.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
80beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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
Pneumonia, with major complications 193104$39,043$10,256
Heart failure, with major complications 29185$37,631$9,632
Sepsis, with major complications 87177$61,080$14,237
Lung infection, with major complications 17764$48,927$12,374
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45538$235,003$34,743
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$36,370$8,772
Stomach and digestive disorders 39233$35,815$6,689
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64133$26,908$6,584
Kidney failure, with major complications 68231$42,083$10,831
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46027$175,165$26,681
Urinary tract infection 69025$30,015$6,888
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$60,824$11,147
Irregular heartbeat 31024$27,757$5,092
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47224$93,485$22,747
Respiratory failure 18923$40,134$9,805
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$36,679$6,939
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30923$35,293$7,026
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06522$42,920$8,208
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37822$50,944$8,078
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$35,425$9,911
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$30,782$7,337
Kidney failure, with complications 68320$30,442$7,138
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30818$35,495$9,611
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37718$86,942$13,747
Sepsis 87217$45,145$8,389
Heart catheterization 28716$70,134$8,703
Heart stent 32216$102,251$14,813
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45416$262,638$43,979
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$75,005$14,018
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69816$39,956$11,576
Other digestive problems, with complications 39415$43,918$7,762
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47315$83,414$18,236
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$74,532$15,731
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46813$91,292$21,514
Lung infection, with complications 17812$27,876$7,931
Heart attack, with complications 28112$42,273$7,490
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$140,230$29,917
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$53,589$11,242
COPD, with major complications 19011$33,608$8,453
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$31,268$6,772

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