US Health Care Costs

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with Cc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 155: Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc

$48,702typical hospital bill
$8,364typical amount paid
$8,173–$8,555range paid across 2 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,702 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington14$35,585$8,173
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown26$61,819$8,555

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.