US Health Care Costs

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

1221 South Gear Avenue, West Burlington, IA 52655 · (319) 768-1000

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

The money

$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$3.8Mnet income, all sources
−7.3%margin on patient care alone
$4.5Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$16.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
174beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871262$37,839$16,541
Heart failure, with major complications 291155$30,555$10,720
Heart attack, with major complications 28066$42,789$13,486
Sepsis 87265$23,492$8,580
Lung infection, with major complications 17758$34,505$14,207
Pneumonia, with major complications 19358$29,676$11,016
Respiratory failure 18956$26,408$10,344
Psychoses 88550$27,933$12,670
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37840$26,432$8,202
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85339$93,657$42,990
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48133$52,085$17,282
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$26,499$10,969
Heart attack, with complications 28130$25,658$7,636
COPD, with major complications 19029$23,752$9,208
Heart stent 32229$68,672$15,198
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$20,432$7,472
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$37,817$12,677
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30926$25,247$6,292
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$29,913$9,996
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$41,232$14,986
Urinary tract infection 69024$23,863$6,729
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$30,048$8,480
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20823$59,954$22,459
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$24,107$6,622
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$17,431$6,508
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$31,571$9,755
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85422$42,979$16,911
Stroke, with major complications 06421$34,353$16,554
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38921$19,597$6,657
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69821$35,759$13,807
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52220$66,162$17,578
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$24,016$6,852
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48018$59,952$24,509
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$28,298$8,243
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19116$16,828$7,119
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28616$50,835$20,079
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39016$17,859$4,994
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31415$39,245$17,610
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28214$32,487$6,009
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$35,296$11,660
Fainting 31213$36,678$8,053
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32113$93,760$24,190
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32913$105,540$38,021
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29212$32,643$7,619
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$30,528$10,658
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$28,083$8,044
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64312$30,773$13,694
Neuroses Except Depressive 88212$9,198$7,982
Lung infection, with complications 17811$30,884$8,245
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$63,475$21,094

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