CostGrade

Penn State Health St. Joseph vs Independence Health System Clarion Hospital

The same procedures, at each hospital, with what they charge and what that care is actually paid for.

D

Penn State Health St. Joseph

Reading, PA

6.5x

charged per $1 actually paid

A

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital

Clarion, PA

1.9x

charged per $1 actually paid

CostGrade D A
Score out of 100 26 95
Rank in state #92 #1
Procedures priced 74 12
CMS quality stars 3/5 2/5
Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private Voluntary non-profit - Private

The same procedures, priced at each

Only procedures every hospital here publishes a price for, so the comparison is like for like.

Procedure Penn State Health St.... Independence Health Sy...
Comprehensive Observation Services $14,699 $9,729
Sepsis (severe) $68,489 $23,557
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage $14,557 $5,902
Heart Failure (severe) $47,457 $15,207
Level 2 Urology and Related Services $4,398 $1,298
Respiratory Infection (severe) $59,980 $19,121
Pneumonia (severe) $63,070 $18,958
Kidney Failure (with complications) $38,145 $13,608
Pneumonia (with complications) $31,824 $13,859

Green marks the lower charge on that row.

Add another hospital

A

Warren General Hospital

Warren, PA

2.1x — bills about $2.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
A

Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley, PA

2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

40 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
A

Penn Highlands Huntingdon

Huntingdon, PA

2.4x — bills about $2.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
A

Washington Hospital, The

Washington, PA

2.6x — bills about $2.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

61 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
A

Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver, PA

2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

52 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
A

Uniontown Hospital

Uniontown, PA

2.6x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private