US Health Care Costs

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical

1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042 · (973) 429-6000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$52.7Mnet income, all sources
16.5%margin on patient care alone
$7.9Mcost of charity care (3.2% of costs)
$19.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
193beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 871316$92,243$20,235
Heart failure, with major complications 291161$62,231$13,034
Stomach and digestive disorders 39266$38,384$8,048
Pneumonia, with major complications 19365$66,861$13,841
Lung infection, with major complications 17762$66,567$15,759
Urinary tract infection 69060$40,016$8,792
Sepsis 87260$55,604$10,984
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69855$74,040$16,956
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85345$193,797$44,610
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60342$38,975$9,203
Kidney failure, with complications 68342$47,905$9,622
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64140$42,707$8,733
Kidney failure, with major complications 68239$74,617$15,267
Anemia and blood disorders 81239$48,911$10,434
COPD, with major complications 19037$57,735$13,119
Heart attack, with major complications 28035$136,299$20,010
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37833$58,130$10,267
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06532$71,188$10,492
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48132$82,056$20,217
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30931$43,599$7,874
Hip or knee replacement 47031$67,569$18,197
Back problems (no surgery) 55231$54,099$10,225
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87031$295,934$72,501
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$85,111$15,493
Pneumonia, with complications 19429$40,192$8,113
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68928$58,075$11,423
Fainting 31227$35,456$9,358
High blood pressure 30526$34,877$7,774
Stroke, with major complications 06425$111,178$19,486
Diabetes, with complications 63825$48,221$9,583
Respiratory failure 18922$75,400$13,705
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20221$42,947$10,291
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38921$42,979$8,983
Chest pain 31320$39,549$7,476
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$94,961$18,142
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39320$67,654$16,563
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85420$89,114$20,448
Heart stent 32219$114,747$17,722
Lung infection, with complications 17818$53,951$10,519
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17517$71,068$13,586
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53617$38,826$8,290
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02516$147,326$51,626
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28616$100,138$21,940
Heart catheterization 28716$74,830$14,695
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30816$74,353$13,115
Irregular heartbeat 31016$28,923$6,746
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05715$57,752$12,858
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06915$54,328$8,328
Seizures 10115$40,396$9,304
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31415$71,333$20,316
Bone Diseases and Arthropathies Without Mcc 55415$42,997$8,794
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19114$48,961$8,513
Heart attack, with complications 28114$69,105$9,928
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$88,475$20,694
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$44,489$10,262
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81114$90,862$17,115
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$109,677$23,426
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$46,803$14,881
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$44,379$10,522
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with Cc 56513$68,277$11,327
Delirium and other mental confusion 88413$113,475$21,098
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32112$142,025$31,441
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc 41712$97,564$26,146
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56312$46,546$9,408
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98112$166,610$57,492
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31511$47,130$9,558
Cellulitis with Mcc 60211$53,260$13,911

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