US Health Care Costs

Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus

600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · (732) 363-1900

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.5Mnet income, all sources
0.4%margin on patient care alone
$14.6Mcost of charity care (9.8% of costs)
$8.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
201beds

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 871314$111,058$17,329
Psychoses 885209$70,309$12,183
Heart failure, with major complications 29192$100,316$11,278
Pneumonia, with major complications 19350$107,282$11,776
Sepsis 87250$78,566$9,172
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68944$78,985$11,949
Urinary tract infection 69039$54,875$7,255
Lung infection, with major complications 17735$98,874$14,055
Fainting 31234$62,064$8,152
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$74,989$13,418
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$58,725$7,135
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$81,561$8,293
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$56,775$7,854
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87024$393,087$65,552
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$73,665$7,037
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$87,841$11,095
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$99,550$12,734
COPD, with major complications 19017$91,542$9,880
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$61,920$6,576
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48116$112,109$18,979
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$54,818$7,205
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06915$61,834$7,360
Stroke, with major complications 06414$115,236$15,611
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85314$247,636$47,805
Chest pain 31313$52,895$6,700
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$60,669$15,395
Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou 00412$485,394$82,725
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$98,364$11,772
Lung infection, with complications 17812$81,546$10,065
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$61,354$10,218
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$81,664$12,677
Seizures 10111$59,768$7,743
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$84,597$8,996
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69911$75,304$10,100

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