84/100
#239 nationally
Penn Highlands Dubois
100 Hospital Avenue, Dubois, PA 15801 · (814) 371-2200
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Penn Highlands Dubois billed $2.88 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 93
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #11
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% 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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
274 | $6,266 | $2,223 | -47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
218 | $12,523 | $2,600 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
217 | $5,959 | $1,511 | -41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
194 | $31,962 | $14,365 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
156 | $20,547 | $9,541 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $6,152 | $1,938 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $7,971 | $3,101 | -68% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $12,158 | $5,478 | -65% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $9,929 | $3,049 | -48% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $35,368 | $6,547 | -8% |
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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,373 | $653 | +71% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,619 | $2,718 | +22% |
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,076 | $1,381 | +11% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,368 | $6,547 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,003 | $8,126 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,065 | $6,542 | -12% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$47,470 | $9,249 | -21% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$85,627 | $19,058 | -21% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$7,637 | $4,277 | -70% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$16,316 | $8,467 | -69% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,971 | $3,101 | -68% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$10,463 | $5,725 | -66% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$34,499 | $17,618 | -66% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,158 | $5,478 | -65% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$10,793 | $5,878 | -65% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$19,526 | $10,110 | -63% |
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.