US Health Care Costs

Thomas Memorial Hospital

4605 Maccorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV 25309 · (304) 766-3600

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$69.4Mnet income, all sources
16.1%margin on patient care alone
$5.2Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$9.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
233beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871144$64,817$13,223
Heart failure, with major complications 29194$40,431$9,863
Heart catheterization 28778$33,222$7,282
Pneumonia, with major complications 19375$46,427$8,819
Respiratory failure 18949$42,779$8,491
Stomach and digestive disorders 39245$24,597$5,301
Kidney failure, with complications 68345$23,127$6,032
COPD, with major complications 19040$55,411$8,506
Lung infection, with major complications 17738$44,395$11,004
Fainting 31237$25,872$5,736
Urinary tract infection 69037$26,019$5,276
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30934$22,408$5,142
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37834$29,390$6,911
Heart stent 32232$87,728$18,357
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$32,914$7,591
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89728$28,238$5,560
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$60,156$10,571
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28627$48,870$18,547
Chest pain 31327$21,639$4,827
Hip or knee replacement 47027$72,131$14,650
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$41,577$10,284
Pneumonia, with complications 19426$31,530$5,772
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60326$26,619$5,993
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$42,425$8,109
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37725$50,614$11,031
Sepsis 87225$33,209$6,531
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$56,013$12,221
Irregular heartbeat 31022$18,916$4,072
Heart attack, with complications 28121$35,922$6,719
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$31,802$8,386
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$80,676$13,923
Bowel surgery, with complications 33018$95,043$16,529
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$26,338$5,296
Lung infection, with complications 17817$47,490$6,462
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$66,695$13,037
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$28,000$5,146
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$31,188$5,883
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$124,599$32,460
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$37,298$6,680
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 44114$50,527$13,097
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56314$22,025$6,226
Diabetes, with major complications 63714$35,999$9,365
Back problems (no surgery) 55213$25,681$6,207
Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc 68413$21,773$4,332
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30012$23,151$6,757
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41812$66,428$10,568
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46012$163,449$25,807
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25311$89,157$18,353
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Cc 27111$144,101$33,518
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$136,678$26,584
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$41,200$8,299
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$26,941$6,180
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$28,160$9,671
Diabetes, with complications 63811$22,120$6,437

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