US Health Care Costs

Verde Valley Medical Center

269 South Candy Lane, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 · (928) 773-2357

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$40.0Mnet income, all sources
3.3%margin on patient care alone
$4.4Mcost of charity care (2.6% of costs)
$21.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
86beds

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 871106$99,209$22,783
Heart failure, with major complications 29160$70,210$14,520
Lung infection, with major complications 17754$88,620$19,110
Pneumonia, with major complications 19351$72,548$15,208
Urinary tract infection 69034$43,402$9,315
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48133$82,063$23,604
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$57,777$9,086
Respiratory failure 18927$58,949$14,104
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30927$52,446$8,557
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$65,403$13,004
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06923$40,972$9,086
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30822$69,818$13,882
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37822$52,332$11,292
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52222$80,074$23,017
High blood pressure 30521$40,064$8,614
Irregular heartbeat 31021$37,405$6,445
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$54,175$10,217
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$69,486$15,157
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$48,598$10,317
Sepsis 87218$62,913$11,943
Heart attack, with major complications 28017$79,430$18,426
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$54,103$8,737
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$236,383$57,685
Heart catheterization 28716$82,304$12,340
Heart stent 32216$116,396$20,624
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48216$67,424$18,119
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$87,782$17,206
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$62,251$11,648
Fainting 31214$43,934$9,896
Stroke, with major complications 06413$106,109$22,866
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32913$180,956$51,288
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28612$142,377$24,476
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$56,656$9,085
Heart attack, with complications 28111$71,426$10,506
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28211$63,625$8,313
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37211$73,202$12,080
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38811$88,210$16,669
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$94,999$33,294
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$52,744$15,315
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$94,080$19,135

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