US Health Care Costs

Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell

One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534 · (609) 303-4000

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

The money

$5what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.6Mnet income, all sources
−2.3%margin on patient care alone
$22.8Mcost of charity care (5.1% of costs)
$39.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
203beds

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
Heart failure, with major complications 291135$365,219$13,287
Sepsis, with major complications 871128$486,656$19,792
Lung infection, with major complications 177111$383,342$15,987
Pneumonia, with major complications 19390$300,760$14,212
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68947$243,425$11,164
Urinary tract infection 69045$209,371$8,208
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69836$394,980$16,961
Stomach and digestive disorders 39235$193,109$8,964
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85333$1,054,388$49,304
Respiratory failure 18932$455,479$13,529
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30830$323,681$11,773
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37830$321,584$10,313
COPD, with major complications 19029$276,311$11,249
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60329$184,638$8,853
Kidney failure, with major complications 68228$422,504$14,841
Lung infection, with complications 17827$287,831$10,039
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30927$193,131$7,777
Fainting 31227$281,886$8,861
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$227,071$8,215
Sepsis 87227$319,764$10,199
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$244,358$9,741
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$367,784$12,653
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28623$552,933$24,798
Pneumonia, with complications 19422$239,335$12,200
Heart stent 32222$370,321$17,578
Bowel surgery, with complications 33022$418,775$21,377
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33121$236,034$14,868
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$426,980$15,938
Hip or knee replacement 47018$226,756$17,490
Diabetes, with complications 63818$232,023$11,313
Irregular heartbeat 31017$190,459$7,310
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31416$404,556$17,773
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52216$404,007$21,193
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$302,569$10,125
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$322,010$9,792
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25315$503,581$76,838
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30015$268,955$10,356
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46815$254,209$22,550
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$247,855$9,566
Stroke, with major complications 06414$352,572$17,281
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32113$468,359$27,717
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$461,340$15,609
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03912$188,564$11,091
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$335,490$10,212
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$1,007,261$44,379
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17511$388,493$13,627
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$273,633$9,807
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45511$487,805$45,916
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48311$359,973$23,022

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