US Health Care Costs

Falmouth Hospital

67 & 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540 · (508) 548-5300

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$37.3Mnet income, all sources
1.1%margin on patient care alone
$1.5Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$4.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
81beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871509$31,143$15,230
Heart failure, with major complications 291169$23,637$10,425
Lung infection, with major complications 177119$27,243$12,744
Sepsis 872106$20,589$8,444
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689103$20,092$9,082
Pneumonia, with major complications 193100$22,478$10,294
Stomach and digestive disorders 39276$19,696$6,611
Stroke, with major complications 06463$33,580$14,665
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69859$27,845$12,912
Respiratory failure 18957$25,764$9,987
Heart attack, with major complications 28055$32,807$12,583
Urinary tract infection 69053$19,225$6,502
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06551$26,333$7,947
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37850$27,101$8,137
COPD, with major complications 19042$17,448$9,421
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60340$17,062$7,187
Kidney failure, with major complications 68240$28,526$11,722
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$78,724$37,169
Pneumonia, with complications 19437$18,762$7,025
Fainting 31235$27,854$7,367
Hip or knee replacement 47035$42,242$15,138
Back problems (no surgery) 55234$20,850$7,717
Lung infection, with complications 17832$20,618$7,853
Kidney failure, with complications 68332$17,921$7,274
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17528$26,442$10,504
Heart attack, with complications 28128$19,829$6,985
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39125$28,844$10,378
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06924$23,705$6,544
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$17,449$6,314
Cellulitis with Mcc 60223$26,066$11,070
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28220$17,803$5,878
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$25,668$9,737
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$39,169$13,664
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39017$16,821$4,539
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$44,345$16,506
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53617$18,173$6,392
Medical Back Problems with Mcc 55117$28,009$14,652
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85417$42,488$16,100
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30916$23,704$6,079
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38816$26,436$11,801
High blood pressure 30515$23,133$6,127
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48315$65,418$20,212
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52115$54,721$21,894
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56315$19,040$7,296
Coagulation Disorders 81315$23,261$12,611
Irregular heartbeat 31014$17,927$4,576
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$125,464$56,531
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32913$89,912$35,267
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$53,242$16,654
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$26,343$10,686
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$25,907$7,391
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy with Mcc 89613$28,842$14,367
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20212$19,671$7,811
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$16,991$6,497
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39312$31,990$12,595
Diabetes, with complications 63812$17,560$7,216
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$25,266$7,142
Seizures with Mcc 10011$37,832$14,853
Major Chest Trauma with Cc 18411$25,279$8,928
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc 19511$14,346$5,129
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$69,249$18,770
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy Without Cc/Mcc 44011$17,277$5,950
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$56,883$22,472
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$31,973$11,065

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