US Health Care Costs

Highland Hospital

1000 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617 · (585) 341-6711

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

The money

$33what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$58.5Mnet income, all sources
−4.4%margin on patient care alone
$8.2Mcost of charity care (1.9% of costs)
$5.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
261beds

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 871233$37,747$20,112
Heart failure, with major complications 291144$25,239$12,754
Pneumonia, with major complications 19359$29,725$15,164
Stomach and digestive disorders 39256$17,933$8,416
Sepsis 87255$23,281$11,419
Hip or knee replacement 47051$45,610$19,759
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69851$27,693$15,954
Lung infection, with major complications 17749$30,417$16,728
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64144$16,957$8,510
Kidney failure, with complications 68339$19,050$9,418
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48137$54,868$19,531
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60337$16,076$9,003
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64035$23,230$12,886
Kidney failure, with major complications 68235$28,792$14,755
Urinary tract infection 69033$20,526$9,051
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85333$94,183$48,750
Lung infection, with complications 17832$28,488$9,961
Anemia and blood disorders 81232$32,323$9,357
Respiratory failure 18929$26,007$12,629
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37829$24,436$10,144
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05724$29,248$14,601
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38924$17,900$8,161
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52224$48,505$20,584
COPD, with major complications 19023$43,945$14,664
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69923$17,812$11,515
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31422$52,176$20,917
Back problems (no surgery) 55222$21,997$9,785
Diabetes, with major complications 63722$42,054$15,655
Fainting 31221$20,316$8,864
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39120$38,501$17,322
Other digestive problems, with complications 39420$17,670$9,340
Diabetes, with complications 63820$19,294$9,919
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95120$13,454$6,735
Pneumonia, with complications 19419$16,662$8,898
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$46,019$17,679
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68919$41,699$11,422
Delirium and other mental confusion 88419$47,923$19,724
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38817$31,737$16,628
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56316$16,756$8,991
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94816$15,537$8,188
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54315$17,240$10,687
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$26,193$11,031
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09214$25,031$10,565
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$15,109$8,153
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43913$14,881$8,682
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52113$62,194$26,022
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64313$41,688$16,516
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87013$139,938$62,142
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46712$76,053$27,917
Cellulitis with Mcc 60212$29,378$21,123
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85412$51,680$22,202
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25211$140,542$47,294
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$33,221$11,340
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39011$17,425$6,507
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 44511$25,182$12,043
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45411$107,495$51,036

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