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Lehigh Valley Hospital

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA charges 8.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 275 analyzed procedures, with 8% showing significantly higher markups.

Allentown, PA 18103 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5

By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
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Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.

275 procedures analyzed
CMS price transparency data
Updated 2026-04-03
Median 6.2x3.5x15.0x
8.8x
Medicare markup ratio
PA lowestLehigh Valley HospitalPA highest
8.8x
Avg markup ratio
8.6x
Median markup
275
Procedures
8%
Outlier procedures
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Pricing grade

F

Very high

Avg markup vs Medicare

8.8x

Charge / Medicare rate

Max markup

14.92x

Worst procedure

Procedures analyzed

275

With pricing data

Outlier procedures

7.6%

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.

ProcedureCodeGross chargeCash priceMedicareMarkup
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT652$325,010$162,50514.9x
DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITHOUT CC/MCC446$74,926$37,46314.7x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC066$60,620$30,31014.3x
PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC199$228,895$114,44713.9x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC282$58,824$29,41213.7x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC322$177,614$88,80713.6x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC247$186,302$93,15113.5x
MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC164$249,231$124,61513x
PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC200$91,260$45,63012.8x
HYPERTENSION WITH MCC304$97,611$48,80512.5x
CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC027$219,418$109,70912.3x
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC069$64,264$32,13212.3x
MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC184$85,598$42,79912.2x
CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC026$326,568$163,28411.9x
POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC917$123,652$61,82611.8x
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC039$81,817$40,90811.5x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/321$245,685$122,84311.5x
PSYCHOSES885$89,665$44,83311.5x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC287$83,547$41,77411.4x
DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC444$134,486$67,24311.2x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS065$77,184$38,59211.2x
OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC964$111,104$55,55211.2x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC281$69,493$34,74711.2x
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC038$123,823$61,91211.2x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC244$156,867$78,43311.1x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC243$187,991$93,99511.1x
CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC433$80,887$40,44411x
OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC093$52,677$26,33911x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC273$325,890$162,94511x
NONSPECIFIC CVA AND PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION WITHOUT INFARCTION WITHOUT MCC068$66,658$33,32910.9x
OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANT215$1,041,412$520,70610.9x
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC390$37,296$18,64810.9x
LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC841$136,056$68,02810.9x
AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC269$359,318$179,65910.9x
FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC536$54,613$27,30710.9x
MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO808$186,399$93,20010.8x
OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC963$186,870$93,43510.8x
DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC445$79,988$39,99410.8x
ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC267$433,858$216,92910.7x
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC386$64,115$32,05710.7x
FEVER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS864$66,015$33,00810.7x
DYSEQUILIBRIUM149$51,511$25,75510.7x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC274$279,471$139,73510.6x
MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC435$130,455$65,22810.6x
STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC328$105,575$52,78810.5x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O246$254,327$127,16310.5x
TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC083$100,819$50,40910.5x
SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC101$63,169$31,58410.5x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC310$32,019$16,00910.4x
CARDIAC PACEMAKER REVISION EXCEPT DEVICE REPLACEMENT WITH MCC260$283,855$141,92810.4x

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Pricing data from federal hospital transparency files and physician fee schedules. Last updated: . All data is publicly available under federal law.

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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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