US Health Care Costs

St Elizabeth Ft Thomas

85 North Grand Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY 41075 · (859) 572-3100

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.4Mnet income, all sources
1.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.4Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$9.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
112beds

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 871149$49,721$13,600
Heart failure, with major complications 29192$32,874$8,535
Respiratory failure 18948$26,431$9,132
Lung infection, with major complications 17747$44,671$12,656
COPD, with major complications 19044$24,066$8,354
Urinary tract infection 69031$18,245$5,894
Pneumonia, with major complications 19330$32,480$9,906
Stomach and digestive disorders 39230$18,280$5,614
Sepsis 87230$23,165$7,651
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60328$15,588$6,394
Pneumonia, with complications 19427$17,855$6,628
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$24,620$7,938
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85323$98,059$37,028
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$36,767$10,673
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37820$26,341$7,765
Back problems (no surgery) 55218$17,707$6,545
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$20,623$5,624
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$17,771$7,192
Kidney failure, with major complications 68217$37,416$10,235
Fainting 31216$22,688$6,223
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$23,857$8,796
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94816$19,165$5,486
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$18,601$5,420
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$16,150$5,650
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$22,344$6,832
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$30,571$8,708
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07113$26,139$7,590
Heart attack, with major complications 28013$30,752$10,281
Cellulitis with Mcc 60213$22,465$9,890
Lung infection, with complications 17812$20,804$6,723
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51612$44,527$13,890
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07011$35,447$15,077
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$22,302$6,399

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