Major Chest Procedures with Cc in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc
$129,322typical hospital bill
$24,020typical amount paid
$18,476–$30,746range paid across 22 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $129,322 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | Latrobe | 18 | $50,815 | $18,476 | |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville | 13 | $128,714 | $19,002 | |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 16 | $85,627 | $19,058 | |
| Upmc Passavant | Pittsburgh | 43 | $157,413 | $19,278 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 14 | $77,714 | $19,777 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 14 | $95,732 | $20,181 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 14 | $227,362 | $20,590 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 19 | $73,109 | $21,106 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 16 | $130,023 | $21,546 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 31 | $115,134 | $23,413 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 20 | $52,016 | $23,765 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 37 | $102,361 | $24,274 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 45 | $201,252 | $24,681 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 35 | $95,129 | $24,917 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 24 | $211,826 | $25,152 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 13 | $228,224 | $25,459 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 13 | $80,543 | $25,486 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 45 | $268,348 | $26,155 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 31 | $174,291 | $28,573 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 81 | $162,785 | $29,615 | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 27 | $303,323 | $30,207 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 25 | $129,929 | $30,746 |
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.