US Health Care Costs

Sterling Surgical Hospital

989 Robert Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458 · (985) 690-8200

General hospitalProprietaryNo emergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$3.4Mnet income, all sources
24.3%margin on patient care alone
$24,358unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
10beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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
Hip or knee replacement 47030$75,247$11,773
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46023$126,013$21,745
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