US Health Care Costs

Queens Hospital Center

82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 · (718) 883-3000

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

The money

$99what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$98.9Mnet income, all sources
−53.7%margin on patient care alone
$152.1Mcost of charity care (25.4% of costs)
$24.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
200beds

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 871159$85,244$64,510
Heart attack, with major complications 28073$51,896$49,493
COPD, with major complications 19027$34,191$41,305
Heart failure, with major complications 29127$44,741$50,901
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64026$56,758$43,322
Pneumonia, with major complications 19325$41,787$41,422
Delirium and other mental confusion 88423$81,976$60,779
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05721$37,626$61,596
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87020$247,692$122,106
Heart attack, with complications 28119$24,501$36,382
Kidney failure, with major complications 68219$58,736$46,109
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$39,055$41,613
Seizures with Mcc 10014$47,163$54,548
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85314$221,934$130,353
Seizures 10113$29,533$41,417
Lung infection, with major complications 17713$57,450$45,790
Urinary tract infection 69013$21,379$36,422
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06912$31,267$34,738
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30912$25,087$38,767
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$89,528$48,733
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$37,263$49,616
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".