US Health Care Costs

St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare

2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31995 · (706) 596-4020

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$18.7Mnet income, all sources
−12.1%margin on patient care alone
$5.7Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
$27.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
289beds

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 871243$68,251$14,380
Heart failure, with major complications 291105$38,700$9,877
Heart attack, with major complications 28088$50,292$11,733
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85350$186,752$34,756
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87045$164,264$41,048
Pneumonia, with major complications 19338$41,488$12,513
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64031$48,593$8,987
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$62,490$11,529
Respiratory failure 18930$42,895$8,823
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$53,627$12,327
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$25,628$7,430
Sepsis 87227$34,390$7,849
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$28,272$6,179
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20825$73,028$17,997
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37725$47,699$11,777
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$32,134$7,008
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$32,926$8,717
Heart attack, with complications 28122$32,908$6,639
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03921$54,244$9,547
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$39,133$8,886
Heart stent 32221$67,075$12,868
Heart catheterization 28719$40,502$8,025
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$18,897$5,921
Fainting 31219$28,339$6,597
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48319$80,067$17,160
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81119$39,632$10,697
Stroke, with major complications 06418$56,345$12,972
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc 27018$198,543$36,116
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39318$47,254$11,823
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31417$46,748$14,460
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$88,251$20,256
Kidney failure, with major complications 68216$40,315$11,184
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07015$79,842$10,890
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26614$164,171$40,624
Bowel surgery, with complications 33014$70,688$19,081
Kidney failure, with complications 68314$31,482$6,408
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$30,694$9,421
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$68,279$14,385
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$37,618$10,582
Irregular heartbeat 31012$15,315$4,533
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$118,111$29,052
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38812$37,242$9,792
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$26,620$6,167
Urinary tract infection 69012$26,347$6,331
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$26,768$5,864
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24311$60,827$15,911
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$68,997$17,167
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$67,399$14,402

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