US Health Care Costs

Middlesex Hospital

28 Crescent St, Middletown, CT 06457 · (860) 344-6000

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

The money

$26what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$71.9Mnet income, all sources
1.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.4Mcost of charity care (0.6% of costs)
$8.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
186beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 871300$61,570$18,083
Heart failure, with major complications 291152$45,334$11,788
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68982$38,445$10,472
Urinary tract infection 69071$34,663$7,698
Lung infection, with major complications 17769$50,128$15,168
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60369$27,823$8,633
Stomach and digestive disorders 39265$36,304$7,930
Pneumonia, with major complications 19361$41,533$13,018
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37859$41,275$9,019
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48155$66,425$18,866
Pneumonia, with complications 19454$33,007$8,587
Sepsis 87251$35,450$10,438
COPD, with major complications 19046$41,093$10,323
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69845$41,918$15,939
Fainting 31241$38,825$9,166
Hip or knee replacement 47036$60,231$17,543
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06533$54,031$9,455
Respiratory failure 18931$52,170$11,832
Lung infection, with complications 17827$35,805$9,288
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64127$27,548$7,794
Kidney failure, with major complications 68227$71,270$16,210
Bowel surgery, with complications 33026$92,361$21,331
Kidney failure, with complications 68326$33,331$8,574
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30825$54,339$11,950
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$64,609$16,848
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38923$34,452$7,372
Diabetes, with complications 63823$32,263$8,443
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64023$45,796$12,075
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19122$31,454$8,229
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$34,164$8,616
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52221$80,703$19,830
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69921$30,245$9,819
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32920$152,138$36,951
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$175,058$44,398
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89719$33,657$8,899
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39118$64,298$13,067
Other digestive problems, with complications 39418$39,287$9,167
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87018$207,928$66,886
Seizures 10117$42,109$8,761
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37217$43,493$9,247
Cellulitis with Mcc 60216$50,139$13,863
Psychoses 88516$48,570$14,021
Anemia and blood disorders 81215$36,836$10,055
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$82,865$25,268
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$39,222$7,787
Stroke, with major complications 06412$98,673$18,844
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$35,922$8,861
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39011$28,018$5,670
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48211$51,574$14,896

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