US Health Care Costs

Viera Hospital

8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940 · (321) 434-9000

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$47.0Mnet income, all sources
20.7%margin on patient care alone
$4.4Mcost of charity care (2.7% of costs)
$7.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
98beds

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 871140$72,646$12,901
Lung infection, with major complications 17798$66,268$10,606
Heart failure, with major complications 29173$45,600$8,108
Pneumonia, with major complications 19359$56,837$8,590
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68951$38,645$7,501
Urinary tract infection 69048$30,528$5,297
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37847$37,000$6,624
Stomach and digestive disorders 39245$36,881$5,322
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64140$27,076$5,132
Heart attack, with major complications 28039$46,562$10,041
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38939$32,682$5,429
COPD, with major complications 19038$49,062$7,244
Hip or knee replacement 47037$104,280$12,717
Fainting 31236$34,281$5,809
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48136$93,603$13,489
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64036$44,991$8,643
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$25,481$4,987
Respiratory failure 18932$45,576$8,167
Kidney failure, with complications 68331$37,820$5,773
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06930$31,610$5,394
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69830$55,557$11,270
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48329$167,198$16,926
Kidney failure, with major complications 68228$50,814$9,804
Sepsis 87228$41,622$6,867
Stroke, with major complications 06424$53,067$11,626
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$37,982$7,877
Irregular heartbeat 31023$22,699$3,772
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$64,265$11,594
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39123$69,750$8,476
Chest pain 31322$28,561$4,886
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60322$33,026$6,049
Anemia and blood disorders 81222$37,474$6,150
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06521$36,216$6,119
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$160,336$31,172
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32918$246,010$37,712
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30017$40,136$7,227
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52217$113,540$13,886
Dysequilibrium 14916$27,012$5,028
Pneumonia, with complications 19416$34,708$5,473
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48016$112,678$18,843
Back problems (no surgery) 55216$28,778$6,302
O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc 62116$108,492$10,166
Delirium and other mental confusion 88416$27,641$9,142
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$57,429$9,007
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81114$70,028$9,447
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39313$52,911$10,965
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41813$84,584$11,085
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$24,373$5,794
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66013$59,596$8,869
Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Procedures 74813$75,525$9,453
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94813$28,811$5,402
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc 05612$72,403$13,482
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06612$35,071$4,687
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20212$38,145$6,501
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20812$95,130$18,279
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43912$40,545$5,848
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46812$94,758$18,002
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53612$19,718$4,994
Lung infection, with complications 17811$25,335$6,226
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$63,339$9,014
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$32,130$7,902

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