US Health Care Costs

Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 326: Stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures with mcc

$310,471typical hospital bill
$49,730typical amount paid
$36,614–$66,606range paid across 10 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $310,471 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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
Upmc PassavantPittsburgh16$286,508$36,614
Wellspan York HospitalYork14$125,896$40,164
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem16$334,434$44,794
West Penn HospitalPittsburgh13$223,090$45,226
Reading HospitalWest Reading13$255,650$48,313
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown22$336,599$51,146
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia14$248,678$54,924
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh31$588,301$58,416
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville16$412,970$58,570
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia32$413,960$66,606

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.