94/100
#21 nationally
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
1225 Warm Springs Ave, Huntingdon, PA 16652 · (814) 643-2290
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Penn Highlands Huntingdon billed $2.38 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
- 2.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 14
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #2
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $34,153 | $12,425 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $8,393 | $3,122 | -67% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $23,483 | $14,858 | -64% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $10,615 | $2,618 | -45% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $18,672 | $10,579 | -48% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $17,595 | $9,829 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $5,794 | $1,503 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $17,329 | $7,815 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $4,782 | $606 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $42,345 | $9,879 | -37% |
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 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,345 | $9,879 | -37% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,342 | $1,532 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,794 | $1,503 | -43% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,153 | $12,425 | -45% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,615 | $2,618 | -45% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$22,195 | $8,773 | -47% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$18,672 | $10,579 | -48% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$17,329 | $7,815 | -56% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$16,726 | $12,970 | -70% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,393 | $3,122 | -67% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$23,483 | $14,858 | -64% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$17,595 | $9,829 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,782 | $606 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,162 | $5,467 | -56% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$17,329 | $7,815 | -56% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$18,672 | $10,579 | -48% |
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.