ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Philadelphia, PA

MS-DRG 003 · 4 hospitals in Philadelphia

Charges here run from $965,502 to $3,088,763 — a difference of $2,123,261 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Pennsylvania hospital charges $965,502.

Hospitals in Philadelphia, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
C Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$965,502	$251,498	33
F Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA	$2,411,638 150% above the state average	$322,998	30
F Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,726,336 182% above the state average	$407,445	66
F Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$3,088,763 220% above the state average	$292,662	31

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.