Gastrointestinal obstruction with complications in Pennsylvania
What 62 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications (DRG 389), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$42,276
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$7,348
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$5,227
Average per stay
State rank
#23 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $42,276 for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications, about 5.8 times the average total payment of $7,348. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $7,859.
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 $7,348Billed $42,276
About 17¢ 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:
Pennsylvania hospitals: gastrointestinal obstruction 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 | 93 | $51,602 | $7,982 | $5,551 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 64 | $32,606 | $7,121 | $5,022 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 53 | $35,406 | $5,945 | $4,744 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 47 | $80,504 | $9,430 | $5,770 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 44 | $25,959 | $6,525 | $5,162 |
| York HospitalYork | 39 | $22,239 | $7,434 | $5,386 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 37 | $22,181 | $5,715 | $4,298 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 34 | $44,260 | $6,148 | $4,138 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 34 | $25,387 | $7,426 | $4,945 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 32 | $52,026 | $5,684 | $4,300 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 32 | $25,821 | $6,706 | $4,908 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 28 | $32,234 | $7,052 | $5,850 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 28 | $78,725 | $11,977 | $7,787 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 27 | $31,880 | $7,408 | $5,139 |
| Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr | 27 | $54,475 | $6,389 | $5,083 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 27 | $37,756 | $9,265 | $7,289 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 26 | $51,652 | $7,621 | $5,807 |
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie | 25 | $36,881 | $7,397 | $5,344 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 25 | $33,991 | $7,951 | $4,879 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 25 | $44,156 | $10,880 | $6,592 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 24 | $50,462 | $6,579 | $4,877 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 24 | $56,946 | $8,262 | $5,752 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville | 24 | $43,568 | $6,187 | $4,549 |
| Uniontown HospitalUniontown | 23 | $15,686 | $6,036 | $4,399 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 23 | $63,038 | $7,611 | $6,018 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 22 | $54,351 | $8,933 | $6,609 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 22 | $111,505 | $11,752 | $8,475 |
| Lansdale HospitalLansdale | 21 | $20,963 | $5,337 | $3,938 |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | 21 | $59,195 | $5,839 | $4,183 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 21 | $62,487 | $7,381 | $5,449 |
| UPMC MemorialYork | 20 | $26,138 | $5,721 | $4,563 |
| Pottstown Memorial Med CenterPottstown | 19 | $46,475 | $5,826 | $4,647 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston | 19 | $65,567 | $9,732 | $6,655 |
| Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona | 18 | $21,180 | $5,969 | $4,668 |
| Meadville Medical CenterMeadville | 17 | $16,467 | $6,304 | $4,945 |
| Hazleton General HospitalHazleton | 17 | $49,319 | $5,751 | $4,503 |
| St Clair Memorial HospitalPittsburgh | 17 | $19,842 | $5,276 | $3,932 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | 17 | $38,404 | $8,464 | $5,988 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 16 | $32,313 | $9,081 | $5,896 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 16 | $24,780 | $7,630 | $5,405 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois | 16 | $13,273 | $6,235 | $4,389 |
| Holy Redeemer Hosp and Med CtrJenkintown | 16 | $20,286 | $5,927 | $4,592 |
| Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata | 16 | $34,019 | $7,682 | $3,916 |
| Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College | 16 | $22,579 | $7,850 | $5,104 |
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg | 14 | $25,404 | $6,138 | $4,739 |
| West Penn HospitalPittsburgh | 14 | $40,699 | $7,421 | $5,653 |
| Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre | 14 | $55,514 | $6,134 | $4,548 |
| Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia | 14 | $34,778 | $8,975 | $6,116 |
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia | 14 | $69,161 | $8,105 | $6,352 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg | 14 | $72,852 | $5,861 | $4,395 |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill | 13 | $31,720 | $5,862 | $4,709 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale | 13 | $27,496 | $6,784 | $5,152 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical CenterClairton | 13 | $28,482 | $5,487 | $4,232 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton | 13 | $61,944 | $7,371 | $3,690 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster | 13 | $30,283 | $8,532 | $4,199 |
| St Luke's Quakertown HospitalQuakertown | 12 | $66,093 | $7,389 | $5,016 |
| Conemaugh Valley Memorial HospitalJohnstown | 12 | $24,988 | $7,939 | $6,514 |
| UPMC EastMonroeville | 12 | $36,759 | $5,888 | $4,509 |
| Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg | 12 | $33,825 | $6,574 | $3,770 |
| Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia | 11 | $79,373 | $7,977 | $6,353 |
| Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh | 11 | $74,807 | $10,856 | $5,477 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville | 11 | $29,204 | $6,717 | $3,987 |
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
| St Clair Memorial HospitalPittsburgh, PA | $5,276 |
|---|---|
| Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA | $5,337 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical CenterClairton, PA | $5,487 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli, PA | $5,684 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA | $5,715 |
Highest
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $11,977 |
|---|---|
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $11,752 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $10,880 |
| Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA | $10,856 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA | $9,732 |
Gastrointestinal obstruction with complications in other states
Questions
How much does gastrointestinal obstruction with complications cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications (DRG 389) at 62 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $42,276 on average, while the average total payment was $7,348, of which Medicare paid $5,227. 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 5.8 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.