Major Chest Trauma with Cc in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc
$45,365typical hospital bill
$10,003typical amount paid
$7,577–$16,835range paid across 26 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,365 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | Sellersville | 27 | $30,264 | $7,577 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 17 | $44,832 | $8,048 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 20 | $33,412 | $8,227 | |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville | 13 | $43,472 | $8,245 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 13 | $45,897 | $8,426 | |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill | 14 | $35,049 | $8,777 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 30 | $36,286 | $8,980 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 41 | $40,239 | $9,394 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 32 | $38,382 | $9,437 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 19 | $98,567 | $9,523 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 23 | $37,704 | $9,730 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 12 | $60,907 | $9,738 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 20 | $83,242 | $9,744 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 35 | $38,827 | $10,262 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 26 | $28,990 | $10,328 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 42 | $81,548 | $10,587 | |
| Upmc Mercy | Pittsburgh | 28 | $60,101 | $10,703 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 20 | $95,655 | $11,154 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 15 | $39,938 | $11,203 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 29 | $84,327 | $11,407 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 11 | $81,539 | $11,714 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 42 | $85,529 | $11,776 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 18 | $41,692 | $12,025 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 16 | $61,478 | $14,021 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 20 | $88,233 | $16,242 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 26 | $97,412 | $16,835 |
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.