US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 405: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with mcc

$458,140typical hospital bill
$56,025typical amount paid
$44,922–$69,682range paid across 5 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $458,140 for this stay in 2024, about 8.2 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
Reading HospitalWest Reading11$205,044$44,922
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem11$462,351$48,794
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh28$470,113$56,025
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia13$248,121$59,549
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia22$458,140$69,682

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.