US Health Care Costs

Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 328: Stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures without cc/mcc

$83,609typical hospital bill
$14,855typical amount paid
$10,839–$19,816range paid across 9 hospitals

Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,609 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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 PassavantPittsburgh11$89,504$10,839
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr14$65,851$12,396
West Penn HospitalPittsburgh14$54,014$13,156
Robert Packer HospitalSayre11$54,814$14,276
Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg25$75,716$14,855
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem18$131,659$16,229
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia11$83,609$16,742
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville13$129,743$17,763
Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia30$131,347$19,816

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.