Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA charges 9.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 162 analyzed procedures, with 32% showing significant price variations.
Danville, PA 17822 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
9.67x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
18.51x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
162
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
31.5%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $492,281 | $246,141 | — | 18.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $273,963 | $136,981 | — | 18.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $156,048 | $78,024 | — | 16.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $69,537 | $34,768 | — | 16.9x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $167,095 | $83,548 | — | 16.1x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $235,636 | $117,818 | — | 15.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $202,939 | $101,469 | — | 15.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $81,779 | $40,890 | — | 13.6x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $172,924 | $86,462 | — | 13.4x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $149,452 | $74,726 | — | 13.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $148,511 | $74,255 | — | 12.9x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $253,791 | $126,895 | — | 12.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $112,537 | $56,268 | — | 12.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $335,414 | $167,707 | — | 12.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $192,936 | $96,468 | — | 12.2x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $181,512 | $90,756 | — | 12.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $154,924 | $77,462 | — | 12.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $189,365 | $94,682 | — | 12.2x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $75,968 | $37,984 | — | 12.1x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $301,622 | $150,811 | — | 11.7x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $91,455 | $45,728 | — | 11.7x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $153,034 | $76,517 | — | 11.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $165,961 | $82,981 | — | 11.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $189,784 | $94,892 | — | 11.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $166,129 | $83,065 | — | 11.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $202,609 | $101,305 | — | 11.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $160,270 | $80,135 | — | 11.4x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $134,864 | $67,432 | — | 11.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $79,926 | $39,963 | — | 11.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $42,497 | $21,249 | — | 11.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $63,026 | $31,513 | — | 11.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $84,587 | $42,293 | — | 11.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $67,050 | $33,525 | — | 11x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $181,125 | $90,563 | — | 10.9x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $276,153 | $138,077 | — | 10.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $86,501 | $43,251 | — | 10.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $71,261 | $35,631 | — | 10.8x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $254,787 | $127,394 | — | 10.7x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $73,072 | $36,536 | — | 10.7x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $81,926 | $40,963 | — | 10.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $81,933 | $40,967 | — | 10.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $60,902 | $30,451 | — | 10.6x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $114,550 | $57,275 | — | 10.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $110,023 | $55,011 | — | 10.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $72,527 | $36,264 | — | 10.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $126,366 | $63,183 | — | 10.5x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $172,614 | $86,307 | — | 10.4x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $338,471 | $169,236 | — | 10.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $79,494 | $39,747 | — | 10.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $42,754 | $21,377 | — | 10.3x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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