US Health Care Costs

St Charles Hospital

200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 · (631) 474-6000

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$24.2Mnet income, all sources
−12.8%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$3.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
140beds

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 871195$84,142$19,584
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy 895136$90,867$14,452
Urinary tract infection 69076$40,195$7,854
Heart failure, with major complications 29158$65,124$11,993
Hip or knee replacement 47051$79,881$17,430
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68951$47,821$10,728
Lung infection, with major complications 17749$76,978$15,212
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69843$62,449$14,647
Sepsis 87242$52,762$10,891
Pneumonia, with major complications 19338$67,628$13,271
Stomach and digestive disorders 39238$33,577$8,435
Seizures 10133$55,112$9,300
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60333$35,282$8,742
Back problems (no surgery) 55230$45,824$9,141
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64030$59,115$12,555
Respiratory failure 18927$56,329$11,573
Kidney failure, with major complications 68226$54,482$12,471
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$38,239$8,081
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$50,714$8,523
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85324$299,679$56,109
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69921$47,089$10,265
Delirium and other mental confusion 88420$37,237$14,366
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left Ama 89420$51,280$7,688
High blood pressure 30519$46,117$7,192
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37818$58,947$10,238
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 30017$53,487$10,053
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$86,268$18,682
Diabetes, with complications 63817$41,473$9,263
COPD, with major complications 19016$50,321$10,360
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19116$48,306$7,867
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$90,099$15,004
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$61,097$13,253
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$39,022$7,354
Fainting 31215$52,189$8,220
Stroke, with major complications 06414$97,992$17,048
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09214$43,749$9,783
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05713$51,669$12,209
Seizures with Mcc 10013$123,151$18,088
Lung infection, with complications 17813$47,211$9,359
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$137,938$24,049
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$57,248$9,369
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Without Mcc 60512$39,391$8,670
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46711$161,579$29,627
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56311$38,809$8,293
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$95,307$13,194

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