Major chest procedures with complications in Pennsylvania
What 22 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for major chest procedures with complications (DRG 164), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$154,529
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$24,748
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$19,831
Average per stay
State rank
#26 of 41
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $154,529 for major chest procedures with complications, about 6.2 times the average total payment of $24,748. That payment is 3% below the U.S. average of $25,501.
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 $24,748Billed $154,529
About 16¢ 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: major chest procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 81 | $162,785 | $29,615 | $24,232 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 45 | $201,252 | $24,681 | $20,048 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 45 | $268,348 | $26,155 | $18,195 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 43 | $157,413 | $19,278 | $15,705 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 37 | $102,361 | $24,274 | $18,510 |
| York HospitalYork | 35 | $95,129 | $24,917 | $17,213 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 31 | $115,134 | $23,413 | $19,571 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 31 | $174,291 | $28,573 | $23,479 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 27 | $303,323 | $30,207 | $25,719 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 25 | $129,929 | $30,746 | $21,736 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 24 | $211,826 | $25,152 | $20,411 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 20 | $52,016 | $23,765 | $16,148 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 19 | $73,109 | $21,106 | $17,465 |
| Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe | 18 | $50,815 | $18,476 | $16,671 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 16 | $130,023 | $21,546 | $19,582 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois | 16 | $85,627 | $19,058 | $15,787 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 14 | $227,362 | $20,590 | $16,598 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 14 | $95,732 | $20,181 | $18,226 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 14 | $77,714 | $19,777 | $18,601 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 13 | $228,224 | $25,459 | $21,858 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 13 | $80,543 | $25,486 | $22,848 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville | 13 | $128,714 | $19,002 | $17,029 |
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
| Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe, PA | $18,476 |
|---|---|
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville, PA | $19,002 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois, PA | $19,058 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA | $19,278 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA | $19,777 |
Highest
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $30,746 |
|---|---|
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $30,207 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $29,615 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $28,573 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA | $26,155 |
Major chest procedures with complications in other states
Questions
How much does major chest procedures with complications cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for major chest procedures with complications (DRG 164) at 22 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $154,529 on average, while the average total payment was $24,748, of which Medicare paid $19,831. 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 6.2 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.