Bronchitis and asthma with complications in Pennsylvania
What 36 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for bronchitis and asthma with complications (DRG 202), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$49,235
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$8,699
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$6,580
Average per stay
State rank
#14 of 28
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $49,235 for bronchitis and asthma with complications, about 5.7 times the average total payment of $8,699. That payment is 8% below the U.S. average of $9,465.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $8,699Billed $49,235
About 18¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania hospitals: bronchitis and asthma with complications
Every Pennsylvania hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 73 | $45,636 | $9,285 | $6,669 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 45 | $38,900 | $7,274 | $5,593 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 40 | $59,657 | $7,008 | $5,860 |
| Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr | 37 | $54,030 | $7,611 | $6,090 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 33 | $34,563 | $8,597 | $7,171 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 32 | $31,499 | $7,285 | $5,482 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville | 30 | $39,438 | $6,780 | $5,530 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 30 | $28,520 | $8,279 | $6,381 |
| Pottstown Memorial Med CenterPottstown | 28 | $45,431 | $6,926 | $5,586 |
| York HospitalYork | 27 | $33,730 | $9,648 | $6,497 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 27 | $27,948 | $7,703 | $6,243 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 25 | $72,215 | $9,681 | $7,507 |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | 23 | $60,557 | $6,891 | $5,049 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 20 | $64,642 | $8,201 | $6,225 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston | 19 | $57,909 | $10,485 | $7,318 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 18 | $82,953 | $12,245 | $9,533 |
| Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville | 18 | $62,336 | $7,939 | $5,947 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 18 | $57,075 | $8,937 | $7,189 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 17 | $33,058 | $7,881 | $5,779 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg | 17 | $62,557 | $7,419 | $6,025 |
| Mercy Health SystemConshohocken | 16 | $33,954 | $11,759 | $9,779 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 15 | $52,295 | $8,446 | $6,605 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 15 | $138,216 | $19,399 | $11,988 |
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia | 15 | $87,407 | $10,413 | $7,253 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | 15 | $48,071 | $9,466 | $6,602 |
| Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre | 14 | $39,812 | $7,899 | $5,268 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 14 | $38,530 | $11,844 | $7,963 |
| Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College | 13 | $25,969 | $8,710 | $6,905 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 12 | $56,809 | $7,500 | $6,043 |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill | 12 | $38,842 | $6,947 | $5,560 |
| St Joseph Medical CenterReading | 12 | $33,686 | $8,169 | $6,721 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 12 | $30,317 | $8,130 | $5,630 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 12 | $24,063 | $9,612 | $5,407 |
| St Luke's Quakertown HospitalQuakertown | 11 | $101,415 | $8,280 | $7,241 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 11 | $74,669 | $8,880 | $7,247 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 11 | $26,136 | $12,128 | $9,526 |
Lowest and highest payments in Pennsylvania
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Grand View HospitalSellersville, PA | $6,780 |
|---|---|
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA | $6,891 |
| Pottstown Memorial Med CenterPottstown, PA | $6,926 |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill, PA | $6,947 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli, PA | $7,008 |
Highest
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $19,399 |
|---|---|
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $12,245 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $12,128 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $11,844 |
| Mercy Health SystemConshohocken, PA | $11,759 |
Bronchitis and asthma with complications in other states
Questions
How much does bronchitis and asthma with complications cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for bronchitis and asthma with complications (DRG 202) at 36 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $49,235 on average, while the average total payment was $8,699, of which Medicare paid $6,580. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Pennsylvania, average charges were 5.7 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.