46/100
#1,404 nationally
Wellspan York Hospital
1001 South George Street, York, PA 17403 · (717) 851-2345
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Wellspan York Hospital billed $4.53 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 199
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #58
- 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 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
711 | $68,009 | $18,404 | +4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
704 | $20,049 | $2,553 | +3% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
422 | $24,419 | $3,051 | -3% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
360 | $6,221 | $1,507 | -38% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
304 | $46,689 | $11,521 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
271 | $159,737 | $22,227 | +20% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
210 | $16,428 | $2,992 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
207 | $10,971 | $1,784 | -7% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
181 | $7,136 | $1,793 | -37% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
173 | $122,502 | $26,900 | about average |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$162,202 | $17,179 | +95% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,054 | $529 | +93% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$91,594 | $17,717 | +72% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Complications
MS-DRG 920 · Inpatient stay |
$71,563 | $10,700 | +62% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,709 | $5,512 | +59% |
|
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Complications
MS-DRG 493 · Inpatient stay |
$153,185 | $19,945 | +51% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,380 | $6,138 | +48% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$139,267 | $16,345 | +46% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$35,581 | $16,546 | -50% |
|
Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay |
$33,482 | $12,064 | -49% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$49,852 | $17,254 | -49% |
|
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Major Complications
MS-DRG 283 · Inpatient stay |
$44,006 | $16,525 | -48% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$42,293 | $17,536 | -44% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$35,650 | $15,026 | -44% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 326 · Inpatient stay |
$125,896 | $40,164 | -44% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$49,105 | $21,161 | -39% |
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.