US Health Care Costs

Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills

68 Harris Bushville Road, P O Box 800, Harris, NY 12742 · (845) 794-3300

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$1.4Mnet income, all sources
−8.0%margin on patient care alone
$3.2Mcost of charity care (4.1% of costs)
$6.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
76beds

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 871138$87,852$18,814
Respiratory failure 18986$77,007$11,784
Heart failure, with major complications 29155$53,160$12,568
Lung infection, with major complications 17731$81,143$18,919
Urinary tract infection 69031$51,911$8,239
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$74,312$15,348
Sepsis 87227$53,154$10,200
Pneumonia, with complications 19425$55,141$8,492
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$54,716$11,618
Pneumonia, with major complications 19321$70,091$13,039
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$49,488$9,481
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64119$53,734$7,735
Heart attack, with major complications 28016$68,650$14,942
Lung infection, with complications 17815$64,148$9,947
COPD, with major complications 19014$58,504$11,834
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$92,944$19,714
Kidney failure, with complications 68313$55,200$9,082
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".