US Health Care Costs

Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Cc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 327: Stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures with cc

$171,679typical hospital bill
$25,806typical amount paid
$16,372–$33,616range paid across 11 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $171,679 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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 PassavantPittsburgh22$175,181$16,372
Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg13$96,169$21,143
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown30$171,470$22,341
Upmc MercyPittsburgh13$175,678$23,434
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville21$171,679$25,680
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey12$109,916$25,806
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh42$278,939$26,023
Wellspan York HospitalYork11$147,950$26,195
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem22$229,528$26,803
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia27$142,580$30,407
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia43$244,132$33,616

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.