US Health Care Costs

Hunterdon Medical Center

2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822 · (908) 788-6100

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

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$17.9Mnet income, all sources
−5.8%margin on patient care alone
$4.6Mcost of charity care (1.7% of costs)
$9.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
184beds

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871347$81,106$17,165
Heart failure, with major complications 291153$56,151$11,514
Hip or knee replacement 470121$54,973$15,945
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64171$35,833$7,189
Stomach and digestive disorders 39268$38,559$7,097
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60368$41,180$8,317
Psychoses 88568$62,134$12,520
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64064$68,334$11,778
Lung infection, with major complications 17762$89,369$16,143
Urinary tract infection 69061$39,024$7,322
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68960$57,998$10,719
Pneumonia, with major complications 19358$48,905$11,251
Sepsis 87257$46,176$9,272
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69855$69,527$14,710
COPD, with major complications 19052$50,495$9,847
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85342$159,505$41,204
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37841$53,264$8,833
Diabetes, with complications 63837$49,247$8,411
Respiratory failure 18936$69,446$10,960
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30935$42,938$6,733
Back problems (no surgery) 55232$37,294$8,825
Pneumonia, with complications 19430$34,422$7,432
Kidney failure, with complications 68330$40,132$8,090
Stroke, with major complications 06428$84,366$16,557
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06528$51,407$9,045
Heart attack, with major complications 28028$90,961$13,733
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20226$49,259$8,660
Coagulation Disorders 81324$88,214$14,965
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$71,041$11,005
Fainting 31223$47,339$7,834
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$80,805$16,056
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38923$52,173$9,098
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94823$41,928$7,330
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06621$49,819$6,292
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$76,245$17,234
Seizures 10120$42,833$8,190
Heart stent 32220$123,858$15,543
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$216,460$57,565
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$77,897$17,839
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56317$38,523$7,943
Cellulitis with Mcc 60217$68,473$13,081
Other digestive problems, with complications 39416$30,594$8,326
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06915$51,958$7,257
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32915$130,128$43,069
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$50,119$11,263
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89715$36,430$7,853
Dysequilibrium 14914$45,085$6,805
Irregular heartbeat 31014$38,532$5,227
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37214$44,953$9,175
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39314$74,045$13,934
Diabetes, with major complications 63714$73,184$13,580
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$75,151$12,383
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$132,128$24,718
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53613$45,403$7,309
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$31,927$8,357
Heart catheterization 28712$60,698$9,482
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32112$174,017$24,719
Bowel surgery, with complications 33012$134,729$21,567
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 61712$76,842$17,102
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64312$47,258$14,007
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20811$156,055$27,478
High blood pressure 30511$52,270$6,883
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$72,101$17,393

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