US Health Care Costs

Ssm St Clare Health Center

1015 Bowles, Fenton, MO 63026 · (636) 496-2000

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

The money

$26what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$22.2Mnet income, all sources
5.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$16.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
180beds

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 871268$41,356$13,431
Heart failure, with major complications 291139$31,247$8,998
Lung infection, with major complications 17762$33,494$11,798
Sepsis 87248$26,712$7,857
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30945$26,863$5,670
Pneumonia, with major complications 19344$32,878$9,361
Respiratory failure 18943$30,488$8,849
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64042$22,545$9,156
Kidney failure, with complications 68339$23,011$6,437
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37837$25,230$7,309
Kidney failure, with major complications 68231$31,743$9,911
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68931$22,186$8,293
Stomach and digestive disorders 39230$21,729$6,654
Stroke, with major complications 06427$53,065$13,179
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06527$29,432$7,739
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60327$17,106$6,521
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85327$94,172$30,037
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64126$18,916$5,771
Back problems (no surgery) 55224$21,438$6,788
Urinary tract infection 69024$17,576$5,796
Heart attack, with major complications 28023$40,786$10,332
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48322$64,353$17,675
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$27,449$10,870
Heart stent 32218$56,946$12,696
Hip or knee replacement 47017$52,784$12,902
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$79,251$19,932
Heart attack, with complications 28114$26,327$6,747
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$49,238$14,435
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37714$44,999$11,939
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$22,386$5,731
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$43,502$14,018
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$20,482$7,390
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85414$49,917$14,472
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$26,208$8,364
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32913$107,830$28,640
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc 07412$19,115$7,555
Fainting 31212$23,492$6,573
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$43,976$13,750
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$25,369$6,804
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07011$35,395$11,145
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17611$27,292$6,062
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$18,594$5,622
Irregular heartbeat 31011$17,992$4,583
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$23,900$10,128

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