US Health Care Costs

Fairfield Medical Center

401 North Ewing Street, Lancaster, OH 43130 · (740) 687-8000

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$14.9Mnet income, all sources
−2.4%margin on patient care alone
$4.6Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$21.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
185beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 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 871240$39,143$14,305
Heart failure, with major complications 291124$27,531$9,792
Lung infection, with major complications 17768$34,250$11,813
Respiratory failure 18963$27,833$9,646
Pneumonia, with major complications 19363$26,160$10,107
Urinary tract infection 69042$20,582$6,574
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85341$130,296$37,115
Sepsis 87241$24,219$8,190
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28636$53,389$15,730
Kidney failure, with major complications 68236$29,986$11,312
Stomach and digestive disorders 39233$17,261$6,297
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64033$23,804$10,024
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64133$19,958$6,495
Kidney failure, with complications 68332$21,760$7,048
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69830$35,259$12,065
Irregular heartbeat 31029$15,989$4,752
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37829$23,760$7,932
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68929$24,282$8,993
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30828$27,926$9,159
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$22,114$6,053
Heart stent 32225$64,705$15,372
Heart catheterization 28724$27,513$8,924
Hip or knee replacement 47023$56,531$13,560
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37722$44,049$13,033
High blood pressure 30521$17,949$6,103
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$17,686$7,080
Pneumonia, with complications 19419$18,263$6,153
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$18,171$7,950
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06518$25,165$7,727
COPD, with major complications 19018$25,217$8,812
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24318$68,598$17,976
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24217$89,205$25,237
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39117$24,989$9,851
Anemia and blood disorders 81217$21,993$7,193
Fainting 31216$22,262$6,883
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$55,169$15,353
Stroke, with major complications 06414$24,651$13,549
Lung infection, with complications 17814$19,973$8,835
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20814$61,601$18,919
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27414$63,046$23,327
Hypertension with Mcc 30414$20,879$8,991
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32114$87,271$24,128
Diabetes, with complications 63814$25,366$6,904
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23613$159,966$39,907
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Cc 32713$76,940$18,299
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$77,755$19,539
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$32,031$10,874
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38811$25,856$11,107
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$23,024$7,539
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$54,050$15,534
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$32,394$10,021

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