US Health Care Costs

Northern Dutchess Hospital

6511 Springbrook Avenue, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 · (845) 871-3391

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

The money

$29what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$21.6Mnet income, all sources
7.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.9Mcost of charity care (1.2% of costs)
$2.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
79beds

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 871214$45,436$20,158
Hip or knee replacement 47064$49,959$19,002
Heart failure, with major complications 29162$34,170$13,438
Lung infection, with major complications 17751$47,983$17,733
Pneumonia, with major complications 19351$32,769$13,430
Sepsis 87244$27,954$11,985
Kidney failure, with complications 68330$26,179$9,435
Pneumonia, with complications 19423$26,441$8,670
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37822$27,419$10,390
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$31,366$12,298
Respiratory failure 18921$33,164$12,687
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69821$34,336$16,720
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06519$30,352$10,306
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30918$21,310$7,539
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60318$22,565$9,269
Stroke, with major complications 06417$44,744$19,612
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$40,971$18,228
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$29,975$8,268
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$27,298$8,549
Kidney failure, with major complications 68216$29,101$14,215
Urinary tract infection 69016$27,232$8,902
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$53,815$20,745
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52215$60,380$21,193
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$25,634$8,143
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$143,225$47,076
COPD, with major complications 19014$30,948$11,059
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$20,932$8,986
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46813$60,779$26,380
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$28,538$9,419
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$40,939$13,971
Coagulation Disorders 81313$25,996$15,197
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05712$25,502$14,170
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$22,485$8,698
Lung infection, with complications 17811$27,775$9,736
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$47,499$19,419
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$43,505$20,317

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