Bone Diseases and Arthropathies Without Mcc in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 554: Bone diseases and arthropathies without mcc
$34,157typical hospital bill
$7,430typical amount paid
$5,676–$11,822range paid across 16 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,157 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 13 | $39,844 | $5,676 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 20 | $27,123 | $6,180 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 11 | $30,865 | $6,206 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 20 | $28,646 | $6,765 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 11 | $24,273 | $6,790 | |
| Upmc St Margaret | Pittsburgh | 13 | $37,603 | $7,074 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 25 | $28,746 | $7,212 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 17 | $30,680 | $7,413 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 17 | $25,820 | $7,446 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 54 | $37,449 | $7,750 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 12 | $18,065 | $7,927 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 16 | $60,111 | $8,407 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 11 | $62,937 | $9,371 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 14 | $51,124 | $9,381 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 15 | $68,372 | $10,631 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 16 | $85,823 | $11,822 |
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.