New York / Flushing Hospital Medical Center

CMS certification 330193 · Flushing, NY

Flushing Hospital Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Flushing Hospital Medical Center reported 1,226 Medicare inpatient stays across 36 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.49 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in New York, number 116 of 123 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.74×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 356 stays at an average charge of $38,900, 57% below the national average. It also billed 318 outpatient services, charging 3.67 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,226
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.49×
  3. 3Rank in NY (highest ratio = 1) 116 of 123
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 871$38,900DRG 291$29,088DRG 870$114,324DRG 853$116,738DRG 689$29,670DRG 682$19,951DRG 897$11,934DRG 177$31,035DRG 690$18,390DRG 872$28,067
Average charge per stay at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 36 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Flushing Hospital Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC356$38,900-57%$25,734
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC79$29,088-48%$17,776
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours59$114,324-65%$83,260
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...49$116,738-49%$79,551
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC39$29,670-42%$16,114
682 Renal Failure with MCC37$19,951-70%$17,236
897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation...36$11,934-68%$12,118
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC35$31,035-56%$20,531
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC35$18,390-51%$11,332
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC35$28,067-43%$14,965
894 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left Ama33$7,039-75%$8,483
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC29$28,054-63%$18,961
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...26$17,179-57%$11,574
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...26$24,064-60%$17,317
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...26$20,661-44%$12,794
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC24$34,885-52%$21,817
004 Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis except...23$228,962-63%$154,624
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC23$16,684-62%$12,053
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC20$25,734-57%$17,980
312 Syncope and Collapse19$19,670-57%$11,357
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC18$49,633-42%$26,544
637 Diabetes with MCC16$31,715-52%$18,064
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC15$25,735-49%$15,739
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC14$17,871-68%$18,411
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC14$20,740-70%$18,211
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC13$42,613-6%$20,222
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC13$17,430-55%$11,649
207 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96...13$87,115-70%$69,218
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...13$63,013-54%$35,935
393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC13$23,564-69%$19,203
603 Cellulitis without MCC13$26,723-28%$13,786
638 Diabetes with CC13$18,952-55%$12,472
813 Coagulation Disorders13$59,589-26%$21,734
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...12$23,925-57%$13,708
101 Seizures without MCC12$13,856-72%$11,983
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC12$20,960-57%$13,010

Outpatient services

Against the New York average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Flushing Hospital Medical Center charged $38,900 on average, 67% less than the New York average of $116,930, and was paid $25,734 against a state average of $24,426. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Flushing Hospital Medical Center charged $29,088 on average, 64% less than the New York average of $81,161, and was paid $17,776 against a state average of $16,034. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours (DRG 870), Flushing Hospital Medical Center charged $114,324 on average, 68% less than the New York average of $359,081, and was paid $83,260 against a state average of $85,696. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Flushing Hospital Medical Center charged $116,738 on average, 60% less than the New York average of $288,832, and was paid $79,551 against a state average of $63,023. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,180 was 51% below the state average of $26,675. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $6,322 was 61% below the state average of $16,178. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $8,954 was 68% below the state average of $28,292. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $8,325 was 76% below the state average of $35,085.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.