US Health Care Costs

Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

500 S Academy St, Ahoskie, NC 27910 · (252) 209-3000

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

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$116,889net income, all sources
−4.9%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (3.4% of costs)
$5.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
52beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871101$30,902$15,336
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$21,770$10,315
Kidney failure, with complications 68327$22,868$7,662
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37819$20,841$8,288
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$20,320$9,475
COPD, with major complications 19016$29,508$9,434
Pneumonia, with complications 19416$18,851$7,891
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$33,978$10,662
Sepsis 87216$20,630$8,622
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$19,049$7,741
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06513$26,805$9,496
Lung infection, with major complications 17713$26,998$12,882
Diabetes, with complications 63812$18,477$7,683
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$16,946$6,811
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$24,342$12,428
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$46,279$15,920
Kidney failure, with major complications 68211$42,503$12,020
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".