US Health Care Costs

Firelands Regional Medical Center

1111 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870 · (419) 557-7400

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

The money

$30what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$36.2Mnet income, all sources
−9.4%margin on patient care alone
$3.7Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$7.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
149beds

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 291143$21,056$9,405
Urinary tract infection 690104$15,243$6,090
Psychoses 88594$12,747$10,104
Kidney failure, with complications 68363$21,679$6,868
Sepsis, with major complications 87155$42,454$13,736
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$28,000$10,554
Irregular heartbeat 31045$10,345$4,461
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64142$14,814$6,037
Depressive Neuroses 88138$9,077$7,105
Pneumonia, with complications 19437$16,891$6,036
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60336$18,495$6,958
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68934$19,801$8,710
Lung infection, with complications 17832$22,474$7,344
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30932$14,849$5,792
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06528$22,103$7,266
Lung infection, with major complications 17727$38,943$11,825
COPD, with major complications 19027$19,851$8,031
Stomach and digestive disorders 39227$14,209$6,187
Heart stent 32226$53,633$12,778
Back problems (no surgery) 55225$21,497$7,089
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69925$18,846$7,619
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30822$22,436$8,975
Fainting 31222$15,372$6,784
Sepsis 87222$24,496$7,854
Respiratory failure 18921$19,917$8,999
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19120$14,546$6,306
Heart attack, with major complications 28020$34,720$11,005
Hip or knee replacement 47020$82,865$14,092
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32119$69,669$19,797
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$48,259$14,262
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37818$21,095$7,485
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39018$12,789$4,481
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69818$20,921$10,362
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28617$31,223$14,998
Heart catheterization 28717$24,961$8,208
Diabetes, with complications 63817$16,871$6,932
Kidney failure, with major complications 68217$29,927$9,561
Heart attack, with complications 28116$27,886$7,418
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$49,045$14,192
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$17,429$8,906
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94816$22,780$6,460
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc 19515$13,331$4,944
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 20714$112,164$44,342
High blood pressure 30514$16,844$5,923
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$27,387$14,569
Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc 68414$13,651$4,685
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81114$25,911$9,978
Chest pain 31313$11,757$5,454
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$28,222$12,587
Seizures 10112$22,919$6,997
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29212$17,388$6,542
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$16,842$6,238
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48212$37,778$10,431
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$14,862$10,515
Stroke, with major complications 06411$48,483$14,500
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17611$15,655$6,045
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25211$72,770$28,760
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$20,900$7,389

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