US Health Care Costs

Hospital for Special Surgery

535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 · (212) 606-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$24what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$158.9Mnet income, all sources
−27.0%margin on patient care alone
$9.6Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$10.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
158beds

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
Hip or knee replacement 4701,332$120,505$25,507
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468244$139,455$34,565
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467223$182,224$43,090
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460162$205,478$54,809
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454119$317,902$89,029
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483117$125,160$30,712
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc 51993$95,551$22,828
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45588$240,163$58,766
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47280$150,533$36,408
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Mcc or Tota 46963$160,665$40,227
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 52063$78,482$18,702
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive 45754$316,135$87,869
Bilateral or Multiple Major Joint Procedures of Lower Extremity Without Mcc 46246$189,583$45,773
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 49343$131,443$28,494
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Cc 42733$358,039$99,774
Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85732$137,055$32,166
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive 45831$217,615$59,820
Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Cc/Mcc 48830$94,001$24,037
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc 49429$133,446$27,739
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48127$181,868$38,865
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc 45126$162,473$46,658
Soft Tissue Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 50226$95,485$16,529
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical 40225$209,774$50,294
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D 46425$334,954$68,269
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47325$128,370$29,402
Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection Without Cc/Mcc 48925$75,294$16,278
Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Cc 48623$154,840$31,456
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 51722$73,294$19,583
Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc 44821$248,998$53,192
Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur Without Cc/ 49721$83,342$17,592
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Mcc 46617$253,101$73,897
Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with Cc 49615$110,887$24,343
Soft Tissue Procedures with Cc 50114$95,702$24,886
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48213$110,608$25,117
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51612$92,883$23,344
Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection Without Cc/Mcc 48711$102,438$18,357

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