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Reported directly by HCA Healthcare in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept hca:EstimatedCostOfUncompensatedCare.
The source filing: HCA Healthcare’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026.
- Filed
- Jul 28, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0001193125-26-321077
To quantify the total impact of the trends related to uninsured patient accounts, we believe it is beneficial to consider total uncompensated care, which is comprised of charity care, uninsured discounts and implicit price concessions. Total uncompensated care was $15.076 billion and $11.625 billion, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the estimated cost of total uncompensated care was $1.445 billion and $1.116 billion, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. Total uncompensated care was $28.688 billion and $22.618 billion, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the estimated cost of total uncompensated care was $2.697 billion and $2.171 billion, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The estimated cost of uncompensated care was based on a ratio of patient care costs (salaries and benefits, supplies, other operating expense and depreciation and amortization) to gross charges.
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FAQ
- What is HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of uncompensated care?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported estimated cost of uncompensated care of $1.45B in Q2 2026.
- How has HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of uncompensated care changed year-over-year?
- HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of uncompensated care increased by 29.5% year-over-year, from $1.12B to $1.45B.
- What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of uncompensated care?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of uncompensated care has grown at a 8.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.35B to $4.61B.
- What does estimated cost of uncompensated care mean?
- This metric converts the gross charges of uncompensated care into the actual cost incurred by the provider to deliver those services. It provides a more accurate view of the bottom-line financial impact of providing care without reimbursement. It is essential for assessing the true economic cost of the company's charity and bad debt burden.
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