US Health Care Costs

Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.

801 Middleford Rd, Seaford, DE 19973 · (302) 629-6611

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

The money

$36what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$13.5Mnet income, all sources
−4.6%margin on patient care alone
$5.3Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
92beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 871280$27,456$19,415
Heart failure, with major complications 291114$20,203$13,026
Pneumonia, with major complications 19358$19,001$13,022
Sepsis 87247$16,738$10,349
Respiratory failure 18940$20,792$12,307
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37840$19,728$9,789
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$21,053$16,532
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85328$62,735$49,811
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$15,351$10,090
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$23,591$16,897
Kidney failure, with complications 68321$13,288$8,873
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$22,627$17,609
Kidney failure, with major complications 68220$23,017$14,749
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$14,348$8,411
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$35,421$20,643
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16416$29,959$23,637
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17516$25,998$14,682
Heart attack, with complications 28116$21,551$10,065
Fainting 31216$16,492$8,686
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$12,014$7,967
COPD, with major complications 19014$16,034$11,050
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$15,608$8,251
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$13,183$8,835
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$18,241$7,746
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$31,160$18,085
Heart stent 32213$54,727$18,130
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$34,907$20,276
Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 16512$29,103$18,464
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30812$15,203$11,976
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30912$13,392$7,472
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46812$56,013$27,039
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$19,100$7,997
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$33,988$21,541

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