US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 696: Kidney and urinary tract signs and symptoms without mcc

$22,905typical hospital bill
$6,221typical amount paid
$5,738–$6,913range paid across 4 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,905 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne13$22,156$5,738
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington18$21,152$6,006
Reading HospitalWest Reading13$36,320$6,436
Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg12$23,653$6,913

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.