67/100
#738 nationally
Robert Packer Hospital
One Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA 18840 · (570) 888-6666
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Robert Packer Hospital billed $3.68 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 139
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #27
- 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 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 65% 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 |
569 | $7,588 | $2,129 | -35% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
306 | $20,063 | $2,474 | +3% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
299 | $12,153 | $1,715 | +3% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
243 | $42,716 | $12,031 | -32% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
230 | $57,353 | $17,434 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
215 | $10,025 | $2,958 | -60% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
173 | $9,679 | $1,482 | -4% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
166 | $40,786 | $11,762 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
162 | $3,399 | $626 | +8% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $5,285 | $1,762 | -53% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$71,294 | $14,008 | +49% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$88,971 | $17,031 | +33% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,866 | $6,287 | +27% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,131 | $2,610 | +25% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,908 | $4,753 | +16% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections without Major Complications
MS-DRG 863 · Inpatient stay |
$41,866 | $9,003 | +10% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$35,874 | $7,388 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,684 | $5,250 | +9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,473 | $21,761 | -66% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,655 | $17,485 | -63% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$39,848 | $18,830 | -61% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,025 | $2,958 | -60% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,110 | $9,773 | -57% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$62,777 | $27,649 | -56% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$44,809 | $19,926 | -54% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,285 | $1,762 | -53% |
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.