US Health Care Costs

Ellis Hospital

1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308 · (518) 243-4196

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

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$20.8Mnet income, all sources
−6.2%margin on patient care alone
$3.4Mcost of charity care (0.8% of costs)
$8.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
270beds

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 871373$63,910$20,156
Heart failure, with major complications 291120$35,002$12,293
Lung infection, with major complications 17772$46,421$15,172
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85358$122,991$42,670
Respiratory failure 18957$32,832$12,358
Sepsis 87257$28,559$9,755
Psychoses 88553$56,990$14,783
Heart attack, with major complications 28037$45,515$15,038
Kidney failure, with complications 68336$29,190$8,829
Pneumonia, with major complications 19335$24,882$12,741
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37734$45,408$16,127
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$47,316$15,249
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87031$179,093$60,613
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06530$36,721$9,595
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26630$241,209$55,378
Heart stent 32230$65,789$17,431
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37826$30,973$8,769
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85426$74,504$18,656
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$36,638$14,198
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26723$239,718$46,367
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27423$129,644$32,095
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64020$39,645$12,505
Stroke, with major complications 06419$56,859$17,400
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$22,612$8,603
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32119$95,931$30,986
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$57,914$20,066
Heart attack, with complications 28118$34,247$9,737
Heart catheterization 28717$46,859$10,303
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$21,719$7,547
Urinary tract infection 69017$25,403$7,877
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30816$30,280$10,698
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06615$27,823$7,193
Stomach and digestive disorders 39215$25,329$7,788
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$68,524$19,108
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$67,036$17,352
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$26,369$8,458
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20813$84,188$26,181
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$28,352$8,007
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66013$35,512$12,652
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$55,894$18,660
Lung infection, with complications 17811$31,960$8,775
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 18011$55,529$16,875
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$25,631$7,728
Irregular heartbeat 31011$15,667$6,756
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$65,631$23,002
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56311$23,560$8,472
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68911$36,917$11,166

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