Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc
$135,718typical hospital bill
$26,844typical amount paid
$21,959–$37,826range paid across 39 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $135,718 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | Greensburg | 52 | $65,118 | $21,959 | |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler | 22 | $126,763 | $22,158 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 21 | $100,962 | $22,796 | |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 26 | $244,760 | $23,160 | |
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 14 | $265,433 | $23,546 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 35 | $315,341 | $23,712 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 21 | $106,440 | $23,954 | |
| The Washington Hospital | Washington | 19 | $81,696 | $23,963 | |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver | 12 | $76,158 | $24,428 | |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading | 24 | $144,222 | $24,683 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | East Stroudsburg | 13 | $235,284 | $24,688 | |
| Upmc Altoona | Altoona | 111 | $108,070 | $24,750 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 37 | $115,215 | $24,769 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 58 | $132,072 | $24,907 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 38 | $126,380 | $24,967 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 56 | $94,239 | $25,212 | |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | 38 | $143,685 | $25,478 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 43 | $93,949 | $26,233 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 11 | $191,557 | $26,656 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 50 | $121,084 | $26,844 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 173 | $122,502 | $26,900 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 119 | $263,489 | $27,320 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 49 | $81,373 | $27,383 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 27 | $102,561 | $27,585 | |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill | 14 | $181,104 | $27,740 | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 43 | $232,624 | $27,756 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 34 | $194,854 | $27,907 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 81 | $101,290 | $28,325 | |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown | 19 | $125,005 | $29,074 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 36 | $135,718 | $30,012 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 80 | $265,602 | $30,299 | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | 24 | $228,387 | $30,515 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 26 | $181,191 | $30,718 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 29 | $265,105 | $30,943 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 28 | $146,267 | $32,116 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 23 | $115,974 | $32,618 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 98 | $224,284 | $33,464 | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 30 | $250,206 | $34,798 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 132 | $343,112 | $37,826 |
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.