US Health Care Costs

Lung Transplant in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 007: Lung transplant

$1,603,464typical hospital bill
$169,147typical amount paid
$158,122–$180,171range paid across 2 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $1,603,464 for this stay in 2024, about 9.5 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
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia41$1,820,546$158,122
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia15$1,386,383$180,171

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.