CostGrade

Hospitals With the Largest Gap Between Charges and Payments in Pennsylvania

Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 119 graded hospitals in Pennsylvania. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.

This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.

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    Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

    Pittsburgh, PA

    10.0x — bills about $9.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    240 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Temple University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    9.9x — bills about $9.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    165 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    8.4x — bills about $8.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    207 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    St Lukes Hospital

    Bethlehem, PA

    8.2x — bills about $8.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    222 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc Passavant

    Pittsburgh, PA

    7.6x — bills about $7.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    112 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Lehigh Valley Hospital

    Allentown, PA

    7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    328 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc East

    Monroeville, PA

    7.5x — bills about $7.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    51 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc Hamot

    Erie, PA

    7.3x — bills about $7.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    139 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc St Margaret

    Pittsburgh, PA

    6.9x — bills about $6.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    58 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    6.9x — bills about $6.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    63 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    6.8x — bills about $6.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    115 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    154 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Saint Vincent Hospital

    Erie, PA

    6.5x — bills about $6.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    96 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc Mercy

    Pittsburgh, PA

    6.4x — bills about $6.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Riddle Memorial Hospital

    Media, PA

    6.1x — bills about $6.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    110 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    West Penn Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    6.0x — bills about $5.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    55 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    6.0x — bills about $5.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    84 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    5.7x — bills about $5.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    144 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    5.7x — bills about $5.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    100 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Jefferson Hospital

    Jefferson Hills, PA

    5.7x — bills about $5.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    75 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Upmc Horizon

    Greenville, PA

    5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Main Line Hospital Lankenau

    Wynnewood, PA

    5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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