US Health Care Costs

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights

850 W Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights, TX 76548 · (254) 690-0900

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$13.7Mnet income, all sources
3.9%margin on patient care alone
$9.1Mcost of charity care (12.0% of costs)
$19.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
65beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending April 2025.

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 871113$42,371$14,582
Heart failure, with major complications 29153$30,629$10,991
Sepsis 87232$27,514$9,267
Heart attack, with major complications 28023$44,580$12,478
Urinary tract infection 69023$21,101$7,942
Respiratory failure 18920$34,372$10,914
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$29,114$10,256
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$47,799$13,640
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37819$35,766$8,771
Pneumonia, with major complications 19317$35,518$11,476
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$28,903$8,401
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$24,217$7,833
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$24,659$10,894
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$35,334$9,316
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$29,380$8,018
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69813$36,761$11,791
COPD, with major complications 19012$32,194$9,990
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$37,611$12,018
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85312$115,338$33,433
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$24,116$7,545
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$38,378$12,196
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