US Health Care Costs

Northern Westchester Hospital

400 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 · (914) 666-1200

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

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$77.7Mnet income, all sources
−4.7%margin on patient care alone
$1.3Mcost of charity care (0.3% of costs)
$732,896unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
162beds

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 871254$65,381$16,198
Heart failure, with major complications 291118$51,357$10,798
Sepsis 87281$43,445$9,188
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69851$60,725$14,562
Pneumonia, with major complications 19350$46,668$10,304
Heart attack, with major complications 28050$69,874$13,974
Heart catheterization 28747$57,279$9,636
Lung infection, with major complications 17744$53,434$14,809
Kidney failure, with complications 68342$33,704$7,687
Respiratory failure 18939$48,857$11,032
Urinary tract infection 69039$39,613$6,769
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68934$44,089$10,615
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85334$130,553$37,592
Heart stent 32233$136,590$17,440
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$42,918$9,491
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28626$92,582$17,897
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$76,039$16,461
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64026$55,613$11,405
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$29,422$7,808
Bowel surgery, with complications 33024$95,281$25,014
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60324$37,917$8,225
Kidney failure, with major complications 68224$43,409$12,771
Stroke, with major complications 06423$73,096$18,091
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32922$166,556$40,592
Back problems (no surgery) 55221$42,585$8,371
COPD, with major complications 19020$52,268$9,210
Heart attack, with complications 28119$52,788$7,596
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48019$111,254$22,970
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30918$32,853$8,239
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33118$76,324$13,707
Pneumonia, with complications 19417$35,136$8,253
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$47,882$12,884
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$139,518$24,657
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$80,196$15,015
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$45,635$8,780
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$55,582$10,878
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39316$58,320$13,630
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52216$82,360$18,027
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$37,618$10,118
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05715$55,121$11,394
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46715$125,561$26,526
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53615$25,385$6,461
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$58,434$12,505
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38814$52,685$11,663
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38914$36,537$6,811
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02513$162,284$37,218
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16413$85,926$20,619
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24313$89,325$18,505
Fainting 31212$35,836$7,567
Digestive Malignancy with Mcc 37412$75,078$16,110
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39012$23,236$5,641
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46012$101,313$45,636
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66012$42,136$10,806
Irregular heartbeat 31011$33,463$6,447
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37211$33,996$7,941
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$34,606$6,294
Endocrine Disorders with Cc 64411$42,186$8,731

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