US Health Care Costs

Shore Medical Center

100 Medical Center Way, Somers Point, NJ 08244 · (609) 653-3500

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$48.2Mnet income, all sources
11.0%margin on patient care alone
$5.1Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
$2.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
199beds

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 871160$87,015$16,140
Heart failure, with major complications 291140$60,444$10,131
Stomach and digestive disorders 39297$43,228$6,511
Lung infection, with major complications 17778$93,593$13,267
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60373$40,216$7,525
Pneumonia, with major complications 19371$66,344$10,736
Urinary tract infection 69061$40,481$6,641
Sepsis 87248$53,061$8,412
Fainting 31246$49,833$7,103
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48141$83,655$16,481
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68941$51,319$9,446
Pneumonia, with complications 19438$44,372$7,226
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37838$51,134$8,574
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$71,960$11,491
Kidney failure, with complications 68335$52,898$7,951
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64134$42,344$6,455
COPD, with major complications 19031$57,339$8,936
Lung infection, with complications 17830$50,038$8,074
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30930$45,055$6,106
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20227$51,542$7,867
Back problems (no surgery) 55227$50,932$7,906
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52226$111,674$16,668
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64026$68,684$10,409
Respiratory failure 18925$86,042$9,891
Other digestive problems, with complications 39425$51,426$7,660
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85325$204,243$38,974
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39124$48,169$10,521
Irregular heartbeat 31023$31,191$4,647
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$58,802$12,431
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69923$37,859$8,290
Chest pain 31321$40,899$5,952
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30820$70,258$9,801
Cellulitis with Mcc 60219$71,593$11,478
Anemia and blood disorders 81219$53,865$7,431
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$36,370$6,569
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94818$43,126$6,529
Heart attack, with major complications 28017$56,197$10,365
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$84,608$13,974
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03615$113,080$14,553
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06515$58,409$8,116
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39315$56,327$12,651
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56315$32,940$7,344
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$87,790$11,366
Dysequilibrium 14914$46,352$6,150
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$76,346$15,440
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39014$30,105$4,948
Hip or knee replacement 47014$84,037$15,139
Signs and Symptoms with Mcc 94714$60,224$10,230
Stroke, with major complications 06413$70,855$14,790
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$42,806$6,559
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09213$47,632$8,403
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$96,764$16,256
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30013$38,222$7,944
High blood pressure 30513$41,553$6,225
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$150,991$21,303
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$36,793$6,990
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$111,674$22,975
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87012$205,559$50,882
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$207,610$36,131
Diabetes, with major complications 63711$88,313$11,743
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66011$66,303$10,554
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$105,114$15,636
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 91911$106,670$15,200

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