Level 7 Radiation Therapy in Pennsylvania
What 28 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for level 7 radiation therapy (APC 5627), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$88,083
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$7,344
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$5,843
Average per service
State rank
#26 of 37
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $88,083 for level 7 radiation therapy, about 12.0 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $7,344. That payment is 4% below the U.S. average of $7,615.
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 $7,344Billed $88,083
About 8¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this service.
Pennsylvania hospitals: level 7 radiation therapy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia | 143 | $147,988 | $7,845 | $6,251 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 131 | $58,551 | $6,913 | $5,499 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 45 | $69,068 | $7,461 | $5,917 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 45 | $58,312 | $7,200 | $5,710 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 26 | $54,325 | $7,084 | $5,644 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston | 21 | $108,028 | $7,097 | $5,655 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 16 | $29,964 | $7,244 | $5,771 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 15 | $53,884 | $6,955 | $5,542 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 13 | $41,895 | $7,739 | $6,166 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | – | – | – | – |
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie | – | – | – | – |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| St Luke's Quakertown HospitalQuakertown | – | – | – | – |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | – | – | – | – |
| York HospitalYork | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | – | – | – | – |
| Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona | – | – | – | – |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC MemorialYork | – | – | – | – |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| Pottstown Memorial Med CenterPottstown | – | – | – | – |
| Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr | – | – | – | – |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| Pocono Medical CenterEast Stroudsburg | – | – | – | – |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | – | – | – | – |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | – | – | – | – |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | – | – | – | – |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg | – | – | – | – |
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
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA | $6,913 |
|---|---|
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA | $6,955 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $7,084 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA | $7,097 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $7,200 |
Highest
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia, PA | $7,845 |
|---|---|
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA | $7,739 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA | $7,461 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA | $7,244 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $7,200 |
Level 7 Radiation Therapy in other states
Questions
How much does level 7 radiation therapy cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 7 radiation therapy (APC 5627) at 28 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $88,083 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $7,344, of which Medicare paid $5,843. 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 12.0 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.