16/100
#2,276 nationally
Regional Hospital Of Scranton
746 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18501 · (570) 348-7100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Regional Hospital Of Scranton billed $8.33 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
- 8.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 87
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #107
- 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 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% 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 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
319 | $22,121 | $2,909 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
204 | $82,752 | $13,408 | +27% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
185 | $52,691 | $9,470 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
126 | $29,069 | $2,081 | +147% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $20,527 | $2,395 | +6% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
107 | $66,803 | $9,593 | +43% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $359,438 | $36,786 | +90% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $17,849 | $1,295 | +77% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
102 | $110,265 | $9,819 | +63% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
90 | $69,175 | $12,087 | +26% |
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 |
$11,239 | $610 | +258% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$396,261 | $29,298 | +167% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,141 | $1,406 | +164% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,069 | $2,081 | +147% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$227,768 | $17,365 | +138% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$111,523 | $9,531 | +117% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,648 | $7,588 | +113% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,500 | $2,489 | +112% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$29,667 | $6,947 | -21% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$21,436 | $4,788 | -15% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$37,394 | $7,721 | -13% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,121 | $2,909 | -12% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$42,732 | $9,571 | -12% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$46,346 | $7,809 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$52,548 | $10,940 | about average |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization without Major
MS-DRG 287 · Inpatient stay |
$56,588 | $8,397 | +4% |
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.