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Level 1 ICD and Similar Procedures in Pennsylvania

What 64 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for level 1 icd and similar procedures (APC 5231), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5231 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $164,871 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $21,882 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $20,239 Average per service
State rank #22 of 34 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $164,871 for level 1 icd and similar procedures, about 7.5 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $21,882. That payment is 3% below the U.S. average of $22,647.

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 $21,882Billed $164,871

About 13¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this service.

Pennsylvania hospitals: level 1 icd and similar procedures

Every Pennsylvania hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown 26 $244,152 $22,111 $20,469
Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia 18 $235,937 $23,684 $22,045
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh 14 $234,118 $21,000 $19,368
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood 14 $56,874 $21,216 $19,584
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown 13 $128,739 $22,680 $21,048
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia 13 $164,202 $23,684 $22,052
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg 12 $84,116 $21,069 $19,437
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia 11 $146,375 $18,526 $16,785
Butler Health SystemButler 11 $104,113 $21,000 $19,368
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia 11 $121,347 $22,421 $20,789
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton – – – –
Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill – – – –
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville – – – –
Saint Vincent Health CenterErie – – – –
Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver – – – –
Somerset HospitalSomerset – – – –
Washington Hospital, theWashington – – – –
Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading – – – –
Williamsport Hospital & Medical CenterWilliamsport – – – –
York HospitalYork – – – –
Lewistown HospitalLewistown – – – –
St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem – – – –
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh – – – –
Nason HospitalRoaring Spring – – – –
Hamot Medical CenterErie – – – –
Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg – – – –
Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon – – – –
UPMC LititzLititz – – – –
Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona – – – –
Robert Packer HospitalSayre – – – –
Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois – – – –
St Joseph Medical CenterReading – – – –
Holy Redeemer Hosp and Med CtrJenkintown – – – –
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster – – – –
UPMC MemorialYork – – – –
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh – – – –
Conemaugh Valley Memorial HospitalJohnstown – – – –
Windber HospitalWindber – – – –
Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia – – – –
Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville – – – –
Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre – – – –
Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr – – – –
Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia – – – –
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg – – – –
Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg – – – –
Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli – – – –
Chester County HospitalWest Chester – – – –
Crozer Chester Medical CenterChester – – – –
Pocono Medical CenterEast Stroudsburg – – – –
Sharon Regional Health SystemSharon – – – –
Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata – – – –
Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia – – – –
St Clair Memorial HospitalPittsburgh – – – –
Abington Memorial HospitalAbington – – – –
Hanover HospitalHanover – – – –
Mercy Hospital ScrantonScranton – – – –
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey – – – –
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne – – – –
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterClairton – – – –
Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville – – – –
Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College – – – –
Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre – – – –
UPMC EastMonroeville – – – –
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Pennsylvania

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA$18,526
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA$21,000
Butler Health SystemButler, PA$21,000
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA$21,069
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA$21,216

Highest

Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA$23,684
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA$23,684
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA$22,680
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA$22,421
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA$22,111

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Questions

How much does level 1 icd and similar procedures cost in Pennsylvania?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 1 icd and similar procedures (APC 5231) at 64 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $164,871 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $21,882, of which Medicare paid $20,239. 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 service in Pennsylvania, average charges were 7.5 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.