Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
$123,448typical hospital bill
$24,530typical amount paid
$16,955–$45,036range paid across 38 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,448 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills | 15 | $102,802 | $16,955 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 12 | $111,920 | $18,660 | |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | 14 | $134,523 | $19,249 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 15 | $80,556 | $19,288 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 21 | $74,629 | $19,755 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 17 | $184,358 | $20,559 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 18 | $152,719 | $20,565 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 22 | $117,933 | $21,559 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 14 | $74,772 | $21,585 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 23 | $205,361 | $21,966 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 14 | $167,883 | $22,021 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 23 | $95,031 | $22,482 | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 18 | $128,962 | $22,483 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 23 | $111,647 | $22,723 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 30 | $74,765 | $23,401 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 17 | $109,226 | $23,650 | |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College | 12 | $83,828 | $24,013 | |
| Upmc Hanover | Hanover | 15 | $98,345 | $24,204 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 26 | $112,432 | $24,488 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 21 | $113,407 | $24,571 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 33 | $237,456 | $24,820 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 28 | $210,049 | $24,945 | |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown | 18 | $56,716 | $25,020 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 49 | $218,518 | $25,020 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 18 | $74,410 | $25,094 | |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | 29 | $250,713 | $25,219 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 33 | $103,619 | $25,574 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 11 | $144,403 | $26,500 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 19 | $218,666 | $27,027 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 23 | $339,475 | $28,942 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 19 | $134,641 | $29,456 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 23 | $88,543 | $30,299 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia | 24 | $105,262 | $32,216 | |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby | 11 | $138,302 | $32,393 | |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 16 | $187,343 | $35,994 | |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 43 | $375,342 | $36,817 | |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | Easton | 16 | $275,469 | $40,218 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 18 | $349,931 | $45,036 |
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.