US Health Care Costs

Kings County Hospital Center

451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · (718) 245-3901

General hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$98what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$62.5Mnet income, all sources
−28.0%margin on patient care alone
$135.9Mcost of charity care (12.7% of costs)
$49.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
381beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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 871205$117,120$68,676
Heart failure, with major complications 29179$65,059$50,219
Delirium and other mental confusion 88435$71,152$52,140
Stroke, with major complications 06432$87,195$63,957
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06532$52,766$41,422
Diabetes, with complications 63828$47,477$42,482
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85327$301,123$121,671
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$70,118$54,928
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$55,141$52,231
Respiratory failure 18924$71,170$51,720
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05723$68,923$56,638
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$63,346$51,953
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64021$76,615$51,172
Urinary tract infection 69021$53,440$48,186
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$301,037$158,170
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$49,837$48,754
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$91,101$60,454
Diabetes, with major complications 63718$71,399$60,187
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$60,802$57,680
Seizures with Mcc 10016$83,785$61,336
Fainting 31216$39,175$35,065
Sepsis 87216$75,722$54,830
Seizures 10115$39,133$41,826
COPD, with major complications 19015$39,426$43,771
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37815$66,882$44,918
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$113,243$49,728
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$48,092$42,393
Kidney failure, with complications 68313$63,086$44,518
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81113$59,296$46,596
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06612$29,888$33,323
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$61,149$47,619
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30912$35,902$37,332
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$68,162$49,001
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$37,744$36,387

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