US Health Care Costs

Mercy Medical Ctr

271 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 · (413) 748-9000

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

The money

$43what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$39.7Mnet income, all sources
−25.5%margin on patient care alone
$3.9Mcost of charity care (1.2% of costs)
$3.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
150beds

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 871117$33,720$16,508
Heart failure, with major complications 291107$23,982$11,078
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$22,126$11,038
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37843$17,222$8,668
Lung infection, with major complications 17741$26,056$13,255
COPD, with major complications 19036$21,377$9,815
Sepsis 87236$20,988$9,033
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60330$14,914$7,734
Respiratory failure 18929$20,888$10,922
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$14,158$6,706
Stomach and digestive disorders 39228$13,248$7,036
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$20,376$7,172
Urinary tract infection 69027$13,182$7,254
Fainting 31223$16,123$8,167
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37723$26,672$15,153
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$17,803$8,148
Heart attack, with major complications 28020$20,872$12,369
Bowel surgery, with complications 33019$49,614$20,221
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16418$62,985$21,994
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$13,050$7,393
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85318$76,399$41,622
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$39,185$16,244
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33116$27,616$14,119
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$27,698$10,458
Heart attack, with complications 28115$14,735$7,214
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32915$78,931$36,259
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$21,823$11,239
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30814$23,886$10,521
Diabetes, with complications 63814$12,413$8,063
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$24,544$12,482
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$24,472$12,329
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$16,034$7,336
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43213$28,475$16,656
Anemia and blood disorders 81213$17,107$8,156
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85413$39,361$17,035
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$21,187$11,066
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$22,068$12,302
Stroke, with major complications 06411$50,724$21,840
Lung infection, with complications 17811$35,966$11,914
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$15,655$9,463
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$41,827$17,587
O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc 62111$29,483$13,107

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