US Health Care Costs

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

701 East Cypress Street, Sulphur, LA 70663 · (337) 527-4240

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.2Mnet income, all sources
−54.2%margin on patient care alone
$7.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
107beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 87178$30,231$12,521
Heart failure, with major complications 29127$22,858$8,902
Respiratory failure 18926$22,178$8,575
Sepsis 87219$22,299$7,296
Hip or knee replacement 47012$19,194$13,415
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