Erie County Medical Center

462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215 · (716) 898-3936

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

The money

$40what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$5.0Mnet income, all sources

−15.6%margin on patient care alone

$5.7Mcost of charity care (0.8% of costs)

$17.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

410beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	90	$68,159	$25,458
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897	75	$18,781	$11,101
Heart failure, with major complications 291	60	$37,333	$15,980
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	54	$52,459	$24,279
Respiratory failure 189	44	$40,257	$15,697
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	39	$51,250	$20,137
Kidney failure, with complications 683	38	$28,869	$12,251
Urinary tract infection 690	34	$25,780	$10,367
Hip or knee replacement 470	32	$35,825	$20,557
Back problems (no surgery) 552	32	$35,894	$12,048
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 493	31	$52,902	$27,313
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	27	$24,541	$11,504
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	26	$28,797	$12,964
Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Mcc 650	25	$252,862	$49,705
Lung infection, with major complications 177	24	$49,178	$19,756
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	24	$69,584	$32,513
Kidney Transplant 652	24	$215,017	$35,271
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483	23	$58,352	$25,561
Diabetes, with complications 638	22	$32,944	$14,431
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	22	$42,923	$17,139
COPD, with major complications 190	20	$36,408	$13,663
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	20	$171,586	$68,048
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	19	$74,813	$22,769
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	19	$71,635	$14,821
Pneumothorax with Cc 200	18	$43,803	$15,110
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	18	$23,819	$9,569
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 083	17	$54,944	$17,715
Fainting 312	17	$35,518	$10,853
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left Ama 894	17	$12,241	$7,237
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 433	16	$29,794	$13,244
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc 494	16	$39,310	$22,870
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	16	$51,673	$24,093
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	16	$196,010	$79,198
Sepsis 872	16	$30,171	$12,961
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc 082	15	$89,511	$24,977
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	15	$26,060	$10,709
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	15	$39,035	$21,744
Major Chest Trauma with Cc 184	14	$51,847	$13,595
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	14	$70,411	$22,947
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	14	$42,361	$16,577
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	14	$36,023	$11,298
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	14	$28,440	$14,901
Anemia and blood disorders 812	14	$29,796	$11,142
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 191	13	$30,140	$10,579
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Mcc 492	13	$96,425	$40,494
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs Without Mcc 918	13	$28,181	$10,409
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	13	$62,024	$46,802
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 207	12	$166,249	$65,478
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	12	$47,337	$25,133
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy with Mcc 896	12	$48,212	$25,650
Stroke, with major complications 064	11	$60,440	$26,735
Seizures 101	11	$28,720	$11,359
Pneumonia, with complications 194	11	$18,787	$9,777
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	11	$51,444	$34,478
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	11	$33,178	$17,447

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