9/100
#2,414 nationally
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · (215) 662-6289
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania billed $7.79 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
- 7.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 261
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #116
- 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 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,428 | $3,612 | $628 | +15% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,049 | $20,804 | $1,462 | +106% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
785 | $54,820 | $2,755 | +182% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
692 | $19,242 | $1,894 | +64% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
617 | $28,074 | $2,023 | +117% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
606 | $37,241 | $2,694 | +111% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
590 | $62,288 | $3,268 | +147% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
501 | $24,697 | $940 | +110% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
450 | $12,070 | $1,670 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
448 | $28,478 | $3,191 | +49% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Major
MS-DRG 542 · Inpatient stay |
$460,828 | $55,740 | +572% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$431,371 | $59,100 | +507% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$385,139 | $74,809 | +475% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications
MS-DRG 659 · Inpatient stay |
$525,382 | $70,833 | +434% |
|
Signs and Symptoms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 947 · Inpatient stay |
$262,177 | $27,423 | +380% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$1,198,680 | $204,028 | +368% |
|
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
MS-DRG 948 · Inpatient stay |
$146,870 | $12,850 | +353% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$252,252 | $29,831 | +348% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,151 | $2,923 | -15% |
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,068 | $1,192 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5093 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,144 | $7,302 | -3% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,070 | $1,670 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Nerve Procedures
APC 5432 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,452 | $3,356 | +8% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$194,476 | $45,805 | +10% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$162,798 | $42,299 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,612 | $628 | +15% |
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.