US Health Care Costs

Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital

618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560 · (804) 443-3311

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.1Mnet income, all sources
5.1%margin on patient care alone
$1.4Mcost of charity care (2.3% of costs)
$6.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
37beds

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 87158$39,926$17,641
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$23,063$11,392
Lung infection, with major complications 17732$36,917$15,125
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$46,570$12,388
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$21,390$7,728
COPD, with major complications 19017$19,334$9,937
Sepsis 87216$25,604$9,752
Respiratory failure 18914$22,027$11,532
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$18,762$8,232
Urinary tract infection 69014$19,547$7,489
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$34,005$9,247
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$17,750$7,269
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$22,241$8,173
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68912$20,559$10,420
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".