37/100
#1,696 nationally
Riddle Memorial Hospital
1068 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063 · (610) 566-9400
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Riddle Memorial Hospital billed $6.12 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
- 6.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 110
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #75
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% 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 |
441 | $40,196 | $12,717 | -36% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
398 | $96,132 | $13,690 | +47% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
230 | $7,240 | $1,572 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
227 | $68,752 | $9,070 | +58% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
203 | $9,985 | $2,255 | -15% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
146 | $64,982 | $13,653 | -19% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $23,756 | $2,626 | +22% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
121 | $23,955 | $3,096 | -5% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
103 | $26,741 | $5,606 | -24% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
103 | $19,853 | $4,964 | -28% |
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 |
$10,765 | $664 | +243% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$56,348 | $3,978 | +124% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$57,102 | $5,697 | +92% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$71,117 | $7,085 | +91% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$90,851 | $9,703 | +90% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$59,195 | $5,839 | +89% |
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 439 · Inpatient stay |
$67,405 | $6,125 | +88% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$75,770 | $8,315 | +86% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,221 | $21,199 | -50% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$113,375 | $43,609 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,710 | $8,253 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,885 | $1,528 | -43% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,234 | $3,097 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,846 | $3,326 | -36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,196 | $12,717 | -36% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,686 | $17,905 | -35% |
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.