Delirium and other mental confusion in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 884: Organic disturbances and intellectual disability
$63,272typical hospital bill
$13,323typical amount paid
$10,757–$25,387range paid across 34 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,272 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | Stroudsburg | 18 | $88,109 | $10,757 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | Hazleton | 22 | $37,740 | $10,932 | |
| Upmc Carlisle | Carlisle | 14 | $36,887 | $11,115 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 19 | $33,075 | $11,180 | |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown | 13 | $14,834 | $11,655 | |
| The Washington Hospital | Washington | 17 | $15,388 | $11,761 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 13 | $47,973 | $12,120 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 12 | $27,507 | $12,231 | |
| Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street | Pottsville | 19 | $46,563 | $12,287 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 22 | $33,447 | $12,577 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | East Stroudsburg | 13 | $69,478 | $12,657 | |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown | 17 | $94,623 | $12,858 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 39 | $45,234 | $12,949 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 30 | $65,857 | $12,965 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 22 | $27,178 | $13,097 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 20 | $103,499 | $13,135 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 13 | $62,953 | $13,230 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 31 | $49,514 | $13,416 | |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | 12 | $72,048 | $13,574 | |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | 12 | $104,536 | $14,293 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 13 | $39,390 | $14,433 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 31 | $48,656 | $14,524 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 12 | $65,287 | $14,541 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 171 | $70,518 | $14,573 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 16 | $84,563 | $15,248 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 27 | $32,780 | $15,640 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 50 | $55,820 | $15,872 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 20 | $63,591 | $16,070 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 21 | $167,081 | $17,081 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 12 | $68,573 | $18,414 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 14 | $87,389 | $19,220 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 19 | $154,377 | $19,715 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 15 | $134,416 | $23,910 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia | 15 | $65,465 | $25,387 |
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.