US Health Care Costs

Griffin Hospital

130 Division St, Derby, CT 06418 · (203) 732-7500

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$15.9Mnet income, all sources
−5.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.0Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$1.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
117beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 470110$89,674$18,889
Heart failure, with major complications 29178$54,213$13,279
Sepsis, with major complications 87171$91,723$20,083
Lung infection, with major complications 17729$59,940$16,598
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$52,942$14,628
Psychoses 88528$60,184$14,670
Urinary tract infection 69027$36,992$8,307
Delirium and other mental confusion 88427$45,663$16,174
Kidney failure, with complications 68326$35,576$10,984
Fainting 31225$39,062$9,210
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$36,727$8,588
COPD, with major complications 19023$55,324$12,305
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$46,867$8,317
Sepsis 87222$45,393$10,537
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64121$45,498$8,419
Pneumonia, with major complications 19317$51,875$13,522
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$36,756$9,204
Lung infection, with complications 17816$43,125$10,252
High blood pressure 30515$36,039$7,875
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$190,232$51,982
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05714$47,547$13,924
Respiratory failure 18914$63,372$12,095
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$37,415$7,919
Back problems (no surgery) 55214$33,040$10,338
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68914$49,399$11,675
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$75,995$20,205
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$40,294$8,717
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37812$57,460$10,430
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56311$36,035$9,403

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".