What 21 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with major complications (DRG 441), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $126,377 for disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with major complications, about 5.9 times the average total payment of $21,379. That payment is about the same as the U.S. average of $21,252.
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.
About 17¢ 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 39 | $170,740 | $20,112 | $14,730 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 37 | $256,313 | $33,238 | $24,208 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 25 | $104,626 | $16,717 | $13,835 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 21 | $149,602 | $22,066 | $14,695 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 21 | $50,063 | $15,729 | $14,382 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 20 | $69,189 | $18,360 | $13,628 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 20 | $165,266 | $39,395 | $15,170 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 18 | $55,660 | $19,079 | $12,023 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 16 | $145,892 | $16,854 | $15,082 |
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg | 16 | $42,388 | $13,608 | $12,792 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 15 | $184,232 | $18,601 | $14,425 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 14 | $287,876 | $29,103 | $21,399 |
| York HospitalYork | 14 | $42,293 | $17,536 | $12,434 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 14 | $111,232 | $24,089 | $12,426 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 14 | $84,992 | $21,489 | $14,255 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 14 | $106,556 | $14,879 | $13,724 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 12 | $69,479 | $15,993 | $11,296 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 12 | $98,326 | $25,267 | $19,790 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 11 | $56,343 | $14,184 | $12,338 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 11 | $48,260 | $14,221 | $13,467 |
| Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia | 11 | $86,178 | $19,963 | $15,763 |
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.
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA | $13,608 |
|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA | $14,184 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA | $14,221 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre, PA | $14,879 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA | $15,729 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $39,395 |
|---|---|
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $33,238 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $29,103 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $25,267 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA | $24,089 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with major complications (DRG 441) at 21 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $126,377 on average, while the average total payment was $21,379, of which Medicare paid $15,336. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
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 5.9 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.