US Health Care Costs

Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Cc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 386: Inflammatory bowel disease with cc

$72,785typical hospital bill
$10,346typical amount paid
$9,810–$10,882range paid across 2 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,785 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown20$62,630$9,810
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem13$82,939$10,882

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.