US Health Care Costs

Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC

6801 Airport Boulevard, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 633-1000

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

The money

$26what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$23.7Mnet income, all sources
3.9%margin on patient care alone
$12.6Mcost of charity care (4.9% of costs)
$1.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
276beds

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 291123$31,923$8,720
Pneumonia, with major complications 19385$39,398$9,211
Sepsis, with major complications 87173$54,540$12,769
Urinary tract infection 69050$21,291$6,018
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27447$100,883$20,436
Lung infection, with major complications 17741$52,223$11,492
Stomach and digestive disorders 39239$21,803$5,938
Fainting 31238$26,494$6,550
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$40,930$8,288
Kidney failure, with major complications 68231$47,076$10,086
Respiratory failure 18930$41,507$9,527
Irregular heartbeat 31030$15,212$4,618
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64130$19,970$5,801
Heart attack, with major complications 28029$63,676$11,985
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30828$36,404$8,397
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$19,328$5,759
Heart stent 32225$64,879$11,692
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45525$68,551$27,684
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$24,275$6,456
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46024$41,011$22,859
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$26,035$6,270
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52223$41,292$14,498
Back problems (no surgery) 55223$23,134$6,842
COPD, with major complications 19022$36,357$7,687
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47222$31,339$18,793
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28621$66,183$15,063
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37821$30,430$7,054
Hip or knee replacement 47021$35,638$12,738
Diabetes, with complications 63821$26,581$6,789
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$50,165$12,163
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$17,824$6,666
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$26,213$9,223
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85318$116,075$34,000
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$34,516$6,806
Heart catheterization 28716$31,724$7,873
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$30,662$8,622
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$47,752$13,892
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$68,782$21,845
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$23,120$6,894
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24314$67,110$15,207
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26714$151,168$31,042
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45414$66,037$38,689
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$82,622$16,580
Chest pain 31313$14,629$5,667
Stroke, with major complications 06412$66,720$12,332
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32112$66,251$18,907
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66012$33,943$8,864
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$41,090$11,232
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26611$155,812$36,262
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$133,979$31,708
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$18,831$6,126
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$31,374$9,454

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