US Health Care Costs

Sentara Careplex Hospital

3000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 · (757) 827-2545

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$56.0Mnet income, all sources
10.1%margin on patient care alone
$10.1Mcost of charity care (3.8% of costs)
$19.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
169beds

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 871385$57,346$15,277
Heart attack, with major complications 280109$54,934$11,938
Heart failure, with major complications 291106$39,073$10,628
Sepsis 87250$30,848$8,878
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85347$122,331$35,715
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$37,307$11,143
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69837$41,222$12,528
Heart catheterization 28736$47,526$8,960
Pneumonia, with major complications 19335$38,100$10,698
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37735$50,697$13,193
Anemia and blood disorders 81235$28,574$8,915
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37833$33,196$9,053
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$43,203$12,441
Respiratory failure 18928$39,695$10,300
Stroke, with major complications 06427$61,176$14,007
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28623$58,743$14,124
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06522$41,363$9,598
Heart attack, with complications 28122$43,706$7,291
COPD, with major complications 19020$27,265$9,452
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$32,072$9,577
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$55,657$14,654
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81119$58,948$14,350
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$32,251$10,289
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17517$44,693$10,811
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$31,136$6,848
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85416$47,549$14,844
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46015$95,281$25,309
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25214$124,824$25,593
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$104,886$19,599
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$55,030$14,837
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20812$116,032$20,262
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$21,090$8,354
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$28,746$7,536
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25311$103,648$21,523
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$41,621$16,478
Hip or knee replacement 47011$57,166$14,084
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$40,077$10,985
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$27,868$7,581

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