US Health Care Costs

San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

106 Blanca Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101 · (719) 587-1202

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.3Mnet income, all sources
−6.6%margin on patient care alone
$2.4Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)
$3.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 47025$49,930$16,442
Sepsis, with major complications 87121$50,397$17,797
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".