US Health Care Costs

T J Samson Community Hospital

1301 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141 · (270) 651-4159

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$27.2Mnet income, all sources
−0.2%margin on patient care alone
$866,343cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$7.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
112beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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
Heart failure, with major complications 291122$21,213$9,705
Sepsis, with major complications 87195$31,387$15,056
Pneumonia, with major complications 19377$20,775$10,002
Heart attack, with major complications 28048$22,161$11,465
Lung infection, with major complications 17745$25,510$12,189
COPD, with major complications 19029$23,349$8,475
Respiratory failure 18927$21,932$9,282
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52226$44,495$17,004
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37824$25,257$7,535
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68923$21,013$8,908
Urinary tract infection 69023$17,157$6,241
Heart stent 32220$45,998$13,558
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$17,951$7,063
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$39,133$16,598
Kidney failure, with major complications 68218$28,180$11,447
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$18,860$9,230
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$12,893$6,044
Anemia and blood disorders 81217$20,301$6,917
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$21,345$8,128
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30916$11,447$6,053
Heart catheterization 28715$20,253$8,137
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$11,714$6,803
Heart attack, with complications 28114$18,231$6,975
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28214$13,691$5,583
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$27,591$10,097
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$43,700$21,764
Sepsis 87212$16,746$7,809
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$51,800$21,335
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$27,128$15,804

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