US Health Care Costs

Baystate Noble Hospital

115 West Silver Street, Westfield, MA 01086 · (413) 568-2811

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

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$542,275net income, all sources
−4.6%margin on patient care alone
$429,279cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$4.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
51beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291112$15,591$10,289
Sepsis, with major complications 87180$20,567$14,436
Urinary tract infection 69056$13,082$6,656
Respiratory failure 18944$17,289$10,250
Stomach and digestive disorders 39243$12,864$6,842
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68942$14,088$8,841
Pneumonia, with major complications 19337$19,148$11,047
Lung infection, with major complications 17735$17,610$12,587
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60335$9,686$7,329
Sepsis 87233$19,138$8,902
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$10,018$6,402
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$9,738$6,601
Diabetes, with complications 63818$10,912$6,899
COPD, with major complications 19017$11,266$8,416
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69917$11,995$7,846
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$11,372$6,901
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$10,190$6,093
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$13,226$6,880
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$13,251$7,364
Fainting 31212$10,988$7,413
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53612$11,506$6,162
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$14,300$10,490
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$16,940$12,832
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06511$17,341$7,682
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