Bowel surgery, with complications in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 330: Major small and large bowel procedures with cc
$110,269typical hospital bill
$20,202typical amount paid
$16,027–$34,052range paid across 47 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $110,269 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | 28 | $121,808 | $16,027 | |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh | 24 | $91,932 | $16,172 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 44 | $72,671 | $16,755 | |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | 14 | $57,470 | $17,039 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 12 | $102,043 | $17,277 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 21 | $100,157 | $17,373 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 31 | $129,555 | $17,542 | |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 13 | $34,499 | $17,618 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | Sellersville | 22 | $86,405 | $17,863 | |
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 44 | $143,019 | $17,886 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 34 | $98,131 | $17,943 | |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg | 11 | $82,521 | $17,968 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 33 | $159,455 | $18,058 | |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | 12 | $142,042 | $18,237 | |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver | 12 | $57,873 | $18,521 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 15 | $110,269 | $18,591 | |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 16 | $106,516 | $18,836 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 45 | $70,301 | $18,940 | |
| Upmc Memorial | York | 14 | $89,564 | $18,967 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 26 | $189,096 | $19,091 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 53 | $72,769 | $19,356 | |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford | 11 | $75,456 | $19,710 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 49 | $85,794 | $19,855 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | East Stroudsburg | 19 | $124,159 | $20,202 | |
| Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System | Pittsburgh | 11 | $117,623 | $20,442 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 27 | $118,208 | $20,602 | |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 12 | $73,215 | $20,714 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 25 | $169,001 | $20,862 | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 12 | $115,457 | $20,872 | |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | 11 | $107,086 | $21,688 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 91 | $149,612 | $21,766 | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | 29 | $152,225 | $22,031 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 31 | $93,424 | $22,047 | |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown | 14 | $76,998 | $22,257 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 31 | $109,246 | $22,362 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 66 | $136,916 | $22,411 | |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh | 31 | $132,578 | $22,961 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 20 | $210,384 | $23,552 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 32 | $152,087 | $24,249 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 77 | $169,370 | $24,359 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 66 | $195,544 | $24,541 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 63 | $103,363 | $26,020 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 47 | $103,678 | $26,614 | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 18 | $259,091 | $27,788 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 34 | $124,686 | $31,264 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 109 | $204,946 | $31,350 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 76 | $243,067 | $34,052 |
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.