Washington hospices with 5,000-20,000 patient days: cost per day, margin and cost shares vs 9 peers
10 freestanding hospices in Washington with 5,000-20,000 patient days filed a usable FY2025 cost report. Their median total expenses are $261.71 per patient day (quartiles $236.10 to $273.80) against revenue of $237.32; median net margin -11.9% and 55.6% reported a loss. Salaries are 51.1% of total cost at the median, direct nursing 20.8%, administrative and general 31.2%.
Source: CMS HCRIS hospice cost report public use files (Form CMS-1984-14, public domain), FY2025 file, one latest usable report per CCN; universe = freestanding hospices with a usable Medicare cost report in the FY2025 file; fiscal years ending 2025-03-13 to 2026-06-30. Medians over hospices with plausible per-day figures (cost per day USD 40-1,000 and net margin within ±60%; the rest are counted but excluded from medians as likely reporting-unit errors). Per-day figures divide Worksheet F-2 totals by S-1 total patient days; cost shares come from Worksheet A column 7 over line 100. Data as of 2026-11-09.
Medians here (bar) vs 5,000-20,000 patient days hospices nationally (mark):
| Metric | Median | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Hospices in the file | 10 | |
| With plausible per-day figures (medians below) | 9 | cost/day USD 40-1,000 and |margin| ≤ 60% |
| Nonprofit | 1 | |
| Median patient days | 7,986 | |
| Total revenue per patient day | $237.32 | |
| Total expenses per patient day | $261.71 | quartiles $236.10 – $273.80 |
| Net margin | -11.9% | quartiles -21.1% – 13.2% |
| Reporting a net loss | 55.6% | |
| Medicare share of patient days | 97.2% | |
| Routine home care share of days | 100.0% | |
| Salaries % of total cost | 51.1% | Worksheet A |
| RN + LPN + NP cost % of total | 20.8% | |
| Hospice aide cost % of total | 2.5% | |
| Administrative & general % of total cost | 31.2% | line 4, before step-down |
| General service cost centres % of total | 56.2% | lines 1-16 |
| Pharmacy + drugs per patient day | $7.09 |
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