Midstate Medical Center

435 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 694-8200

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

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$2.3Mnet income, all sources

−0.9%margin on patient care alone

$5.3Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)

$9.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

143beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	217	$65,321	$16,966
Heart failure, with major complications 291	167	$50,076	$11,973
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	96	$51,356	$12,097
Lung infection, with major complications 177	87	$56,729	$15,309
Respiratory failure 189	74	$47,795	$11,610
Hip or knee replacement 470	66	$40,623	$16,516
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	51	$50,416	$12,776
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	49	$34,224	$7,709
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	41	$39,890	$10,108
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	39	$30,659	$7,314
Kidney failure, with complications 683	39	$39,594	$8,007
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460	36	$97,439	$37,337
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	35	$41,976	$9,519
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	33	$33,328	$8,825
Urinary tract infection 690	32	$29,009	$8,284
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483	30	$61,217	$22,354
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	30	$44,576	$14,756
Sepsis 872	30	$38,724	$9,309
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454	29	$146,081	$63,075
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	28	$58,044	$17,599
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	28	$45,254	$11,202
COPD, with major complications 190	27	$45,108	$10,330
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	25	$116,232	$43,513
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	24	$30,382	$7,192
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	24	$140,942	$43,300
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	23	$66,172	$15,218
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	23	$62,135	$11,703
Heart attack, with major complications 280	21	$47,661	$13,230
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	21	$69,141	$25,480
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	20	$55,811	$18,028
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	19	$70,111	$22,818
Pneumonia, with complications 194	18	$29,098	$7,539
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	18	$34,818	$8,545
Diabetes, with complications 638	18	$29,737	$9,734
Fainting 312	17	$42,361	$7,923
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	17	$83,011	$23,091
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	16	$44,854	$12,456
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	15	$34,889	$10,042
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 071	14	$45,012	$9,444
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	14	$53,257	$10,820
Irregular heartbeat 310	14	$25,044	$5,766
Diabetes, with major complications 637	14	$37,677	$13,530
Anemia and blood disorders 812	14	$34,664	$8,293
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	13	$58,638	$15,627
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	13	$34,605	$8,865
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455	13	$107,687	$43,953
Lung infection, with complications 178	12	$36,777	$8,806
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 070	11	$50,419	$14,918
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	11	$53,590	$17,604
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468	11	$53,479	$23,232
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472	11	$87,770	$25,652

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