US Health Care Costs

Mount Auburn Hospital

330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 · (617) 492-3500

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

The money

$48what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$16.2Mnet income, all sources
−12.3%margin on patient care alone
$5.0Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$7.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
189beds

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 871243$33,071$20,674
Heart failure, with major complications 291124$23,642$13,643
Heart attack, with major complications 28099$27,034$17,080
Lung infection, with major complications 17793$23,765$17,409
Pneumonia, with major complications 19379$20,704$13,695
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37856$24,099$10,522
Stomach and digestive disorders 39256$16,085$8,673
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68955$20,141$12,312
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64151$16,696$8,530
Hip or knee replacement 47045$26,689$19,315
Kidney failure, with major complications 68240$23,735$15,265
COPD, with major complications 19038$22,710$11,923
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69837$26,981$17,293
Urinary tract infection 69032$16,163$8,764
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37730$32,674$18,754
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06528$20,385$10,998
Heart stent 32228$54,089$18,814
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60328$16,748$9,560
Fainting 31227$23,821$12,576
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48127$33,177$21,714
Kidney failure, with complications 68327$16,725$9,575
Lung infection, with complications 17826$17,171$10,347
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64026$25,721$14,909
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26724$111,020$49,231
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39123$20,617$13,664
Sepsis 87223$18,941$11,142
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30922$13,652$8,167
Anemia and blood disorders 81222$22,100$9,945
Stroke, with major complications 06421$25,654$17,493
Bowel surgery, with complications 33020$34,082$24,317
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89720$19,155$9,414
Heart attack, with complications 28119$18,578$9,729
Back problems (no surgery) 55219$20,548$10,717
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$71,201$55,270
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$14,784$8,776
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05717$18,714$13,597
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$20,693$9,199
Heart catheterization 28717$21,671$11,329
Other digestive problems, with complications 39417$13,573$10,590
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56317$16,936$9,831
Diabetes, with major complications 63717$24,912$15,338
Respiratory failure 18916$25,173$13,561
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30816$22,544$13,077
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32116$82,042$32,051
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64316$31,319$17,958
Endocrine Disorders with Cc 64416$14,157$11,328
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$13,473$10,731
Seizures 10114$20,634$10,294
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$33,699$16,005
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20214$18,638$10,351
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc 23414$82,998$52,297
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$29,464$22,054
Diabetes, with complications 63814$14,092$9,427
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$33,667$22,645
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53613$15,095$8,670
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54313$17,400$11,380
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98113$76,453$49,609
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23612$56,886$39,281
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32912$56,345$42,060
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87012$98,621$66,368
Dysequilibrium 14911$14,576$7,934
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$11,857$8,849
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$45,859$30,405

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