Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$123,537typical hospital bill

$20,336typical amount paid

$16,701–$28,864range paid across 8 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,537 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Lancaster General Hospital	Lancaster	41	$77,432	$16,701
Lehigh Valley Hospital	Allentown	11	$205,487	$18,094
Reading Hospital	West Reading	29	$105,538	$19,003
Main Line Hospital Lankenau	Wynnewood	11	$100,773	$19,357
Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey	11	$141,536	$21,314
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside	Pittsburgh	12	$189,544	$23,460
Wellspan York Hospital	York	24	$86,444	$26,113
Temple University Hospital	Philadelphia	13	$259,101	$28,864

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.