US Health Care Costs

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital

825 N Center Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735 · (989) 731-2100

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$15.1Mnet income, all sources
8.0%margin on patient care alone
$253,619unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
46beds

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 87140$30,688$17,466
Heart failure, with major complications 29132$16,131$11,420
Pneumonia, with major complications 19326$20,179$11,698
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37818$21,334$8,711
Lung infection, with major complications 17715$21,423$14,704
Stomach and digestive disorders 39214$16,418$6,958
COPD, with major complications 19013$19,035$9,930
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$18,528$6,887
Sepsis 87212$23,961$9,174
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$41,707$20,907
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".