US Health Care Costs

Good Samaritan Hospital

375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220 · (513) 862-2601

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

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$67.0Mnet income, all sources
0.0%margin on patient care alone
$12.1Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$40.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
362beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 871192$50,243$17,950
Heart failure, with major complications 291115$39,305$12,396
Lung infection, with major complications 17761$43,544$15,078
Stroke, with major complications 06450$62,011$18,748
Respiratory failure 18949$36,082$12,258
Pneumonia, with major complications 19340$30,477$12,986
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37839$29,332$9,992
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$26,782$13,425
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68938$27,808$11,246
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64036$33,232$12,050
Stomach and digestive disorders 39233$15,011$8,085
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45433$168,477$52,504
Sepsis 87233$28,208$10,188
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06531$38,418$10,427
Heart attack, with major complications 28031$50,717$14,581
Urinary tract infection 69031$16,250$7,730
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$22,407$7,229
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45527$111,916$39,302
Bowel surgery, with complications 33026$59,012$21,485
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$31,167$15,114
Fainting 31225$32,240$8,711
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$21,490$8,964
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85325$86,880$37,971
Seizures with Mcc 10023$68,935$18,047
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28623$60,587$20,042
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$35,653$10,713
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$59,424$18,054
Hip or knee replacement 47022$52,104$15,607
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07019$47,784$16,076
Heart stent 32219$66,010$16,084
Back problems (no surgery) 55219$19,605$9,347
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64119$23,943$8,005
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02518$118,753$46,068
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32918$110,749$48,274
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39118$35,720$11,802
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$52,865$20,841
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$49,490$17,248
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$30,037$9,031
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Mcc 45315$188,587$71,165
Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc 84715$17,603$11,794
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94815$20,909$7,646
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07114$24,297$10,191
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46013$100,507$33,250
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$34,062$13,496
Heart catheterization 28712$37,960$10,457
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$28,789$10,335
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical 40212$89,585$43,145
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$36,311$14,403
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$36,935$12,989
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06611$22,805$7,711
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09211$31,358$9,594
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$28,636$9,038
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38811$18,291$12,424
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$12,159$8,729
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48311$61,646$20,333

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".