US Health Care Costs

University of Md Charles Regional Medical Center

5 Garrett Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646 · (301) 609-4265

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

The money

$70what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$12.0Mnet income, all sources
8.4%margin on patient care alone
$1.2Mcost of charity care (0.9% of costs)
$10.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
93beds

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 871502$27,224$29,791
Heart failure, with major complications 291124$19,018$20,963
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85363$53,023$60,554
Respiratory failure 18958$20,072$21,744
Sepsis 87257$14,587$16,467
COPD, with major complications 19049$20,700$22,728
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06547$13,641$14,938
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$21,330$22,789
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69842$29,348$33,767
Urinary tract infection 69037$11,873$13,096
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64035$22,007$24,707
Stroke, with major complications 06433$33,841$37,250
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$19,019$20,661
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$13,978$15,470
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17530$17,971$19,803
Pneumonia, with complications 19428$15,991$16,591
Diabetes, with complications 63827$13,906$14,982
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$19,515$21,300
Heart attack, with major complications 28026$18,009$20,756
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$35,007$35,928
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$19,617$23,222
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$10,366$11,305
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52222$32,740$35,747
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$18,031$19,518
Diabetes, with major complications 63720$18,305$21,688
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$10,992$11,988
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$16,469$18,908
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06618$8,808$9,691
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85418$28,237$30,523
Fainting 31216$15,435$17,536
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38915$10,911$12,759
Hip or knee replacement 47015$32,499$34,608
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$20,389$22,021
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$9,926$10,496
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$18,552$21,170
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53614$14,086$14,899
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$15,270$15,770
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$78,082$86,411
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$14,750$15,578
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07111$15,809$15,763
Other Circulatory System O.r. Procedures 26411$21,138$24,382
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$36,857$40,344

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