US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 371: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc

$68,698typical hospital bill
$15,185typical amount paid
$12,716–$26,857range paid across 9 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $68,698 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg11$43,698$12,716
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster16$49,613$13,472
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre13$102,558$13,810
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown20$88,329$15,035
Reading HospitalWest Reading21$60,200$15,185
Wellspan York HospitalYork11$54,697$16,023
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia13$68,698$20,072
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia15$195,732$24,137
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia15$200,972$26,857

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.