US Health Care Costs

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas

2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640 · (409) 853-5900

General hospitalPhysicianEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$20.7Mnet income, all sources
7.3%margin on patient care alone
$7.2Mcost of charity care (7.2% of costs)
$12.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
196beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending October 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
Sepsis, with major complications 87173$82,443$14,195
Heart failure, with major complications 29143$60,577$10,173
COPD, with major complications 19018$42,196$9,045
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68918$47,199$9,202
Lung infection, with major complications 17715$74,176$12,311
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$38,559$6,744
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$54,434$6,968
Pneumonia, with major complications 19312$57,485$9,943
Heart attack, with complications 28111$44,831$7,623
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$57,381$9,545
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$40,437$6,514
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$61,115$10,287
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$53,036$12,093
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