US Health Care Costs

Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 895: Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence with rehabilitation therapy

$34,683typical hospital bill
$11,425typical amount paid
$11,005–$11,845range paid across 2 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,683 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButler18$22,997$11,005
Valley Forge Medical CenterNorristown189$46,370$11,845

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.