US Health Care Costs

St Elizabeth Florence

4900 Houston Road, Florence, KY 41042 · (859) 212-5220

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

The money

$29what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$16.6Mnet income, all sources
3.9%margin on patient care alone
$4.2Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$17.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
168beds

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 871263$49,470$14,119
Heart failure, with major complications 29198$34,438$9,475
Respiratory failure 18967$30,776$9,340
Pneumonia, with major complications 19365$25,232$9,980
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68957$27,653$7,896
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48155$55,597$14,300
Lung infection, with major complications 17754$36,806$11,718
Urinary tract infection 69053$16,695$6,008
COPD, with major complications 19050$24,041$7,590
Kidney failure, with complications 68347$25,311$6,766
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69846$40,484$11,060
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48044$78,728$20,364
Back problems (no surgery) 55238$17,106$7,101
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06535$21,338$8,293
Sepsis 87235$19,590$8,647
Pneumonia, with complications 19432$18,348$6,156
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85332$101,849$29,553
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52231$53,536$15,504
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$19,518$6,212
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37827$28,117$8,168
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64126$23,525$7,133
Heart attack, with major complications 28025$36,539$9,610
Hip or knee replacement 47025$48,626$12,734
Fainting 31224$23,907$6,551
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$16,577$7,326
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64023$39,143$9,662
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69923$17,529$7,070
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52119$62,117$18,801
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48318$84,740$16,867
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51618$44,515$13,278
Kidney failure, with major complications 68218$35,730$11,331
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30917$22,509$6,271
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 49317$60,099$17,759
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85417$55,788$19,947
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94817$15,941$7,384
Lung infection, with complications 17816$17,966$6,968
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$48,851$11,761
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41816$45,703$11,049
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$17,470$5,701
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05714$19,955$8,968
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46714$90,215$22,758
High blood pressure 30513$18,652$5,619
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$17,161$6,268
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$23,960$8,936
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$17,931$5,799
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$36,116$11,301
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48211$53,273$15,346

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