Bowel obstruction, with complications in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$36,082typical hospital bill
$7,246typical amount paid
$5,276–$11,977range paid across 62 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,082 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh | 17 | $19,842 | $5,276 | – | – | |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale | 21 | $20,963 | $5,337 | – | – | |
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills | 13 | $28,482 | $5,487 | – | – | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 32 | $52,026 | $5,685 | – | – | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 37 | $22,181 | $5,715 | – | – | |
| Upmc Memorial | York | 20 | $26,138 | $5,721 | – | – | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | Hazleton | 17 | $49,319 | $5,751 | – | – | |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown | 19 | $46,475 | $5,826 | – | – | |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | 21 | $59,195 | $5,839 | – | – | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | Stroudsburg | 14 | $72,852 | $5,861 | – | – | |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill | 13 | $31,720 | $5,862 | – | – | |
| Upmc East | Monroeville | 12 | $36,759 | $5,888 | – | – | |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | 16 | $20,286 | $5,927 | – | – | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 53 | $35,406 | $5,945 | – | – | |
| Upmc Altoona | Altoona | 18 | $21,180 | $5,969 | – | – | |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown | 23 | $15,686 | $6,036 | – | – | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 14 | $55,514 | $6,134 | – | – | |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg | 14 | $25,404 | $6,138 | – | – | |
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 34 | $44,260 | $6,148 | – | – | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | Sellersville | 24 | $43,568 | $6,187 | – | – | |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 16 | $13,273 | $6,235 | – | – | |
| Meadville Medical Center | Meadville | 17 | $16,467 | $6,304 | – | – | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 27 | $54,475 | $6,389 | – | – | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 44 | $25,959 | $6,525 | – | – | |
| Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | Orwigsburg | 12 | $33,825 | $6,575 | – | – | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 24 | $50,462 | $6,579 | – | – | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 32 | $25,821 | $6,706 | – | – | |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville | 11 | $29,204 | $6,717 | – | – | |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Honesdale | 13 | $27,496 | $6,784 | – | – | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 28 | $32,234 | $7,052 | – | – | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 64 | $32,606 | $7,121 | $7,404 | $11,782$7,932–$16,143 · 22 plans | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus | Lehighton | 13 | $61,944 | $7,371 | – | – | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 21 | $62,487 | $7,381 | – | – | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | Quakertown | 12 | $66,093 | $7,389 | – | – | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 25 | $36,881 | $7,397 | – | – | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 27 | $31,880 | $7,408 | – | – | |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh | 14 | $40,699 | $7,421 | – | – | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 34 | $25,387 | $7,426 | – | – | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 39 | $22,239 | $7,434 | – | – | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 23 | $63,038 | $7,611 | – | – | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 26 | $51,652 | $7,621 | – | – | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 16 | $24,780 | $7,630 | – | – | |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | 16 | $34,019 | $7,682 | – | – | |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College | 16 | $22,579 | $7,850 | – | – | |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown | 12 | $24,988 | $7,939 | – | – | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 25 | $33,991 | $7,951 | – | – | |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | 11 | $79,373 | $7,977 | – | – | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 93 | $51,602 | $7,982 | – | $15,857$8,251–$18,304 · 16 plans | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | 14 | $69,161 | $8,105 | – | – | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 24 | $56,946 | $8,262 | – | – | |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 17 | $38,404 | $8,464 | – | – | |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | 13 | $30,283 | $8,532 | – | – | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 22 | $54,351 | $8,933 | – | – | |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | 14 | $34,778 | $8,975 | – | – | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 16 | $32,313 | $9,081 | – | – | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 27 | $37,756 | $9,265 | – | – | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 47 | $80,504 | $9,430 | – | $12,973$10,056–$19,591 · 8 plans | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 19 | $65,567 | $9,732 | – | – | |
| Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System | Pittsburgh | 11 | $74,807 | $10,856 | – | – | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 25 | $44,156 | $10,880 | $9,890 | $18,888$9,021–$26,480 · 23 plans | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 22 | $111,505 | $11,753 | – | – | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 28 | $78,725 | $11,977 | – | – |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.