US Health Care Costs

The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health

4777 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 · (513) 686-3000

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

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.6Mnet income, all sources
0.4%margin on patient care alone
$4.7Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$21.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
170beds

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 871209$59,410$15,907
Heart failure, with major complications 291119$43,716$11,286
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64047$47,524$11,507
Lung infection, with major complications 17744$40,855$13,280
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85341$163,245$39,432
Kidney failure, with complications 68339$27,795$8,067
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$40,830$13,539
Sepsis 87238$35,136$8,916
Stroke, with major complications 06437$73,265$16,324
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06535$48,123$8,918
Back problems (no surgery) 55232$23,954$7,896
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64132$21,662$6,778
Fainting 31231$29,396$7,669
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45431$234,327$54,578
Delirium and other mental confusion 88430$36,729$14,063
Seizures 10129$35,792$8,058
Bowel surgery, with complications 33029$98,978$21,167
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02527$165,783$36,230
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68927$29,977$9,790
Stomach and digestive disorders 39226$22,787$6,964
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69826$50,477$13,799
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30925$23,126$6,563
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37823$47,786$8,572
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45523$193,823$37,743
Urinary tract infection 69023$23,706$7,240
Pneumonia, with major complications 19321$40,183$10,713
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54321$26,893$9,377
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$67,957$14,123
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48120$92,881$19,290
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48320$114,283$21,854
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05719$36,196$11,957
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32919$155,894$33,679
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$21,989$7,453
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$30,868$8,820
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 91919$72,613$17,260
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09218$30,546$8,849
Lung infection, with complications 17818$38,101$9,006
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc 08216$55,930$19,080
Respiratory failure 18916$44,790$10,397
Heart stent 32216$76,199$18,358
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38916$28,392$8,077
Hip or knee replacement 47016$97,419$17,162
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Cc 08615$26,383$10,507
Seizures with Mcc 10015$76,441$16,518
Heart attack, with major complications 28015$50,217$11,986
Dysequilibrium 14914$27,077$6,960
High blood pressure 30514$25,583$6,970
Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc 05413$48,588$12,892
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$47,261$10,140
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39313$53,689$13,984
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$28,687$8,885
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc 66113$48,739$9,359
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 02712$99,971$19,629
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06912$28,018$7,007
COPD, with major complications 19012$40,949$8,936
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$24,666$7,235
Chest pain 31312$29,975$6,424
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81112$37,149$13,086
Other O.r. Procedures for Injuries with Mcc 90712$78,121$33,193
Heart catheterization 28711$44,232$10,587
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47211$104,161$26,367
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98111$179,367$39,332

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