US Health Care Costs

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center

3050 Halstead Blvd Ext, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 335-0531

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.4Mnet income, all sources
3.9%margin on patient care alone
$8.1Mcost of charity care (5.1% of costs)
$11.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
98beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 871325$45,929$17,042
Heart failure, with major complications 291113$28,519$11,024
Heart attack, with major complications 28075$35,159$13,464
Sepsis 87260$24,043$9,046
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$33,465$11,548
Kidney failure, with complications 68345$20,498$7,719
Kidney failure, with major complications 68241$32,875$12,788
Lung infection, with major complications 17737$34,561$14,245
COPD, with major complications 19036$23,187$9,489
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06535$29,265$8,675
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64032$25,769$11,337
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$21,000$10,150
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69832$37,696$14,823
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64130$20,901$6,683
Urinary tract infection 69027$17,677$6,997
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85327$109,839$42,459
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38926$21,490$6,888
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$66,082$17,689
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30824$29,444$10,350
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52224$62,622$18,115
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30921$21,233$6,376
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60321$18,562$7,952
Stroke, with major complications 06420$49,770$16,973
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28620$70,151$19,235
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$22,692$6,953
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87019$146,400$59,224
Heart attack, with complications 28118$28,529$8,244
Respiratory failure 18917$31,333$10,533
Heart catheterization 28717$35,650$9,261
Diabetes, with major complications 63716$41,496$12,248
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$26,075$11,926
Fainting 31214$22,069$7,425
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$26,535$12,271
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85413$58,022$17,281
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$15,909$8,716
Diabetes, with complications 63811$23,363$7,711

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