US Health Care Costs

Otitis Media and Uri Without Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 153: Otitis media and uri without mcc

$40,873average hospital bill
$6,709average amount paid

One Pennsylvania hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $40,873, about 6.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown34$40,873$6,709
–$14,200$7,750–$17,150 · 16 plans
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington–––$6,944$10,796$7,413–$15,089 · 22 plans
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia–––$9,291$15,890$8,431–$22,965 · 23 plans
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh––––$10,490$8,619–$15,755 · 8 plans

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.