Heart stent in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 322: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc
$97,135typical hospital bill
$16,086typical amount paid
$12,176–$32,444range paid across 66 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $97,135 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills | 20 | $96,377 | $12,176 | |
| Penn Highlands Mon Valley | Monongahela | 13 | $80,625 | $12,574 | |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | Greensburg | 30 | $58,451 | $12,584 | |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler | 13 | $95,602 | $12,861 | |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh | 13 | $88,743 | $12,960 | |
| Upmc Jameson | New Castle | 11 | $63,287 | $13,101 | |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford | 19 | $87,852 | $13,150 | |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 23 | $63,770 | $13,298 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 23 | $155,538 | $13,348 | |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | 13 | $82,225 | $13,529 | |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 33 | $154,027 | $13,710 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 33 | $85,070 | $13,751 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | Sellersville | 25 | $67,590 | $13,804 | |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg | 21 | $97,501 | $13,821 | |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring | 14 | $32,477 | $13,891 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 60 | $88,943 | $14,010 | |
| Meadville Medical Center | Meadville | 19 | $79,299 | $14,012 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | East Stroudsburg | 24 | $116,323 | $14,023 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 44 | $64,928 | $14,227 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | Stroudsburg | 25 | $141,580 | $14,278 | |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | 38 | $95,410 | $14,400 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 53 | $95,182 | $14,463 | |
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 26 | $148,710 | $14,514 | |
| The Washington Hospital | Washington | 23 | $55,762 | $14,689 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 26 | $159,015 | $14,733 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 55 | $70,235 | $14,915 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 40 | $71,357 | $14,966 | |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | 25 | $104,936 | $15,067 | |
| Upmc East | Monroeville | 13 | $136,070 | $15,121 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 37 | $71,906 | $15,142 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 47 | $100,716 | $15,326 | |
| Upmc Altoona | Altoona | 24 | $66,110 | $15,651 | |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver | 19 | $44,402 | $16,020 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 44 | $146,253 | $16,153 | |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College | 19 | $62,311 | $16,175 | |
| Upmc Hanover | Hanover | 19 | $76,191 | $16,234 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 38 | $91,400 | $16,280 | |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | 26 | $106,253 | $16,342 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 49 | $96,343 | $16,690 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 147 | $178,947 | $16,746 | |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville | 19 | $86,943 | $16,791 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 16 | $103,540 | $16,973 | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 33 | $143,089 | $17,403 | |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill | 19 | $140,865 | $17,572 | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | 13 | $192,344 | $18,009 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 49 | $106,215 | $18,138 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 24 | $62,412 | $18,148 | |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading | 27 | $128,579 | $18,188 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 14 | $165,278 | $18,384 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 48 | $93,070 | $18,489 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 33 | $151,825 | $18,613 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 31 | $39,848 | $18,830 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 40 | $198,876 | $19,047 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 68 | $130,410 | $19,054 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 65 | $166,035 | $19,549 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 32 | $93,757 | $19,736 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 39 | $179,679 | $20,133 | |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 20 | $96,769 | $20,369 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 29 | $136,962 | $20,464 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 59 | $140,568 | $21,198 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 26 | $111,892 | $21,298 | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 14 | $150,942 | $21,804 | |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | 14 | $158,571 | $22,702 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 16 | $222,934 | $23,830 | |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg | 22 | $124,745 | $28,940 | |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Honesdale | 12 | $175,619 | $32,444 |
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.