29/100
#1,901 nationally
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961 · (272) 639-4990
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital billed $5.81 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 36
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #85
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
181 | $63,733 | $13,700 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
121 | $45,722 | $9,581 | +5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
102 | $19,740 | $2,483 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $22,581 | $1,858 | +75% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $14,879 | $1,754 | +31% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $13,100 | $1,439 | +30% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $48,333 | $7,102 | +23% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $55,152 | $10,112 | +4% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $67,779 | $10,688 | +23% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $53,877 | $9,129 | +16% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,862 | $1,405 | +85% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,581 | $1,858 | +75% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,406 | $1,753 | +74% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,922 | $3,212 | +64% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$63,623 | $6,774 | +54% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,817 | $4,767 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,331 | $5,165 | +43% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,879 | $1,754 | +31% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,153 | $2,853 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,914 | $1,374 | -30% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$35,051 | $6,743 | -22% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$147,993 | $30,112 | -17% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$32,575 | $6,462 | -17% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$37,047 | $7,770 | -9% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$45,687 | $9,078 | -6% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$63,733 | $13,700 | about average |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.