What 18 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for disorders of pancreas except malignancy with complications (DRG 439), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $53,619 for disorders of pancreas except malignancy with complications, about 6.8 times the average total payment of $7,883. That payment is 13% below the U.S. average of $9,024.
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 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 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 | 33 | $100,493 | $10,137 | $6,502 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 30 | $68,502 | $8,171 | $5,933 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 22 | $26,227 | $6,170 | $4,724 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 18 | $54,568 | $9,608 | $7,008 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 18 | $30,363 | $8,161 | $6,753 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 18 | $75,184 | $6,192 | $4,731 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 18 | $29,943 | $7,888 | $5,127 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 16 | $66,680 | $7,912 | $5,157 |
| York HospitalYork | 16 | $27,375 | $7,679 | $6,233 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 15 | $29,089 | $6,509 | $5,330 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 15 | $45,295 | $10,189 | $7,565 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 14 | $34,910 | $8,364 | $6,023 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 14 | $77,960 | $7,911 | $5,200 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 13 | $47,258 | $5,926 | $4,848 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 13 | $21,737 | $7,453 | $4,910 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 12 | $38,983 | $6,431 | $4,799 |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | 12 | $67,405 | $6,125 | $4,901 |
| St Luke's Quakertown HospitalQuakertown | 11 | $70,076 | $7,899 | $5,504 |
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.
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA | $5,926 |
|---|---|
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA | $6,125 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA | $6,170 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli, PA | $6,192 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA | $6,431 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $10,189 |
|---|---|
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA | $10,137 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA | $9,608 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading, PA | $8,364 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA | $8,171 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for disorders of pancreas except malignancy with complications (DRG 439) at 18 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $53,619 on average, while the average total payment was $7,883, of which Medicare paid $5,709. 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 6.8 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.