US Health Care Costs

Major Head and Neck Procedures with Cc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 141: Major head and neck procedures with cc

$209,144typical hospital bill
$25,986typical amount paid
$20,531–$26,882range paid across 3 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $209,144 for this stay in 2024, about 8.0 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
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh19$209,144$20,531
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia16$230,700$25,986
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia33$159,720$26,882

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.