US Health Care Costs

Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital

3000 Mack Road, Fairfield, OH 45014 · (513) 870-7000

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$1.0Mnet income, all sources
−0.5%margin on patient care alone
$5.3Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$23.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
165beds

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 871188$65,034$13,328
Heart failure, with major complications 291124$41,274$9,029
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27462$152,152$23,480
Lung infection, with major complications 17748$46,255$11,013
Sepsis 87247$35,644$7,636
Urinary tract infection 69045$29,254$5,851
Kidney failure, with complications 68343$33,941$7,413
Heart stent 32242$87,419$14,235
Heart catheterization 28739$47,552$8,415
Stomach and digestive disorders 39235$38,746$6,097
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30934$27,650$5,513
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$33,803$7,997
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$55,307$7,071
Fainting 31229$32,948$6,199
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28628$80,092$15,070
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64128$24,860$5,649
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$36,638$10,250
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69827$65,862$11,846
COPD, with major complications 19026$49,627$7,704
Anemia and blood disorders 81225$38,033$6,633
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$40,986$9,479
Diabetes, with complications 63824$30,625$7,848
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$47,061$9,372
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06523$36,266$7,495
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32122$105,746$18,997
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$220,574$34,288
Respiratory failure 18921$43,038$9,030
Chest pain 31321$25,991$5,244
Back problems (no surgery) 55221$34,188$6,530
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26619$235,543$50,235
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39119$50,818$9,605
Delirium and other mental confusion 88419$34,668$10,502
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26718$214,913$36,806
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$51,633$10,538
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39318$60,746$10,815
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19117$35,548$6,077
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$32,281$5,934
High blood pressure 30517$34,902$5,461
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$34,523$8,345
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$35,291$6,965
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69917$34,038$7,202
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66016$60,686$9,326
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05715$28,723$8,806
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 29215$35,828$6,625
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41815$94,396$12,109
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$83,049$13,738
Diabetes, with major complications 63715$56,476$10,877
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$31,354$6,878
Lung infection, with complications 17814$25,583$6,969
Heart attack, with complications 28114$33,376$6,439
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37714$74,927$12,024
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54314$28,853$6,882
Seizures 10113$31,179$6,494
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$114,967$17,169
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17612$35,949$5,906
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$75,297$13,689
Stroke, with major complications 06411$54,302$11,409
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc 27311$157,325$33,326
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30011$32,673$6,833
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$38,535$6,718
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$65,689$18,039

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