US Health Care Costs

AHS Hospital Corp

651 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 · (908) 852-5100

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.1Mnet income, all sources
2.0%margin on patient care alone
$3.0Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)
$6.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
93beds

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 871192$148,109$15,098
Heart failure, with major complications 291115$119,888$10,013
Pneumonia, with major complications 19367$127,794$10,660
Lung infection, with major complications 17757$134,450$13,017
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68950$110,039$9,414
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60348$78,367$6,829
Urinary tract infection 69042$89,153$9,504
Stomach and digestive disorders 39231$78,361$6,668
Lung infection, with complications 17830$69,557$7,485
Back problems (no surgery) 55228$100,801$12,013
COPD, with major complications 19027$113,201$8,952
Heart attack, with major complications 28026$97,143$11,706
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$81,091$8,277
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64125$68,090$5,927
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69825$114,113$12,740
Sepsis 87225$96,398$9,034
Fainting 31224$90,358$6,668
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$80,004$7,424
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30923$90,455$5,625
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85321$208,900$37,130
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$103,835$9,047
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$128,521$13,679
Stroke, with major complications 06417$146,643$14,110
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$111,778$7,728
Kidney failure, with complications 68317$95,891$8,167
Diabetes, with complications 63814$79,100$7,908
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64014$105,730$9,959
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$108,245$15,601
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54312$89,519$8,061
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$109,923$13,126
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$67,440$9,036
Atherosclerosis Without Mcc 30311$59,939$5,079
Kidney failure, with major complications 68211$117,126$12,436
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$432,014$52,779

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