US Health Care Costs

St Barnabas Hospital

4422 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 · (212) 960-9000

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

The money

$40what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$17.3Mnet income, all sources
−16.7%margin on patient care alone
$23.3Mcost of charity care (5.1% of costs)
$56.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
283beds

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 87154$73,906$38,420
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89738$20,232$21,206
Fainting 31237$31,917$21,275
Heart failure, with major complications 29127$56,387$27,390
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87027$194,018$106,658
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left Ama 89427$11,372$16,186
Chest pain 31318$18,939$16,206
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69818$53,079$34,635
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$77,396$36,293
Urinary tract infection 69016$36,435$21,385
Diabetes, with complications 63815$35,938$23,066
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$59,533$30,213
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$340,113$140,168
Kidney failure, with complications 68314$46,672$21,490
Stroke, with major complications 06413$78,202$38,219
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$78,443$33,121
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$51,018$22,658
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$29,887$22,803
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$92,701$35,067
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".