US Health Care Costs

Southern Ohio Medical Center

1805 27th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 · (740) 356-8435

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$111.6Mnet income, all sources
−9.9%margin on patient care alone
$4.6Mcost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
$31.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
192beds

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 871211$49,225$16,283
Heart failure, with major complications 291143$28,474$10,607
Lung infection, with major complications 17768$31,589$13,733
Heart attack, with major complications 28067$38,359$13,081
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32163$119,679$24,342
Heart stent 32258$93,322$15,430
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$33,096$12,240
Delirium and other mental confusion 88436$19,997$14,134
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$19,339$6,391
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37734$51,282$14,769
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85334$124,328$40,922
Respiratory failure 18932$25,328$10,248
Pneumonia, with major complications 19331$28,029$10,918
Heart catheterization 28730$48,347$10,521
Stomach and digestive disorders 39230$23,666$6,486
Sepsis 87229$24,038$8,637
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$31,870$8,253
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$27,835$7,615
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24324$77,007$19,801
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30824$30,781$10,277
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$31,306$10,879
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$20,451$6,692
Fainting 31222$28,474$7,366
Urinary tract infection 69022$19,884$6,634
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43221$32,731$15,783
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$60,725$17,017
Diabetes, with complications 63820$17,754$7,439
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06519$33,028$8,391
Hip or knee replacement 47019$106,947$17,995
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$89,247$17,356
Heart attack, with complications 28118$32,155$8,824
Anemia and blood disorders 81218$27,783$7,514
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28617$59,489$17,905
Stroke, with major complications 06416$52,383$16,375
Lung infection, with complications 17816$28,628$8,213
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$25,542$6,620
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$27,702$9,645
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19115$22,971$7,026
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20815$69,152$22,071
Diabetes, with major complications 63715$31,383$11,771
Seizures with Mcc 10014$39,232$16,115
High blood pressure 30514$28,820$7,922
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$82,541$24,125
Coagulation Disorders 81314$54,516$15,252
COPD, with major complications 19012$28,445$9,206
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$22,792$6,810
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91712$30,656$13,134
Irregular heartbeat 31011$16,126$4,584
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$31,917$8,517
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$52,005$13,708

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