Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital in West Reading, PA charges 5.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 162 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit healthcare facilities.
West Reading, PA 19611 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.21x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.22x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
162
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $43,243 | $21,621 | — | 10.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $43,955 | $21,977 | — | 8.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $49,313 | $24,656 | — | 7.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $54,731 | $27,366 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $25,943 | $12,971 | — | 7.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $26,883 | $13,441 | — | 7.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $53,177 | $26,588 | — | 6.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $35,395 | $17,698 | — | 6.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $41,175 | $20,587 | — | 6.7x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $39,251 | $19,625 | — | 6.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $40,783 | $20,391 | — | 6.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $40,314 | $20,157 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $46,908 | $23,454 | — | 6.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $46,156 | $23,078 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 564 | $91,178 | $45,589 | — | 6.6x |
| ACUTE ADJUSTMENT REACTION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION | 880 | $42,361 | $21,180 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $94,743 | $47,372 | — | 6.5x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $37,210 | $18,605 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $84,390 | $42,195 | — | 6.4x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $63,706 | $31,853 | — | 6.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $31,286 | $15,643 | — | 6.3x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $38,020 | $19,010 | — | 6.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $38,959 | $19,480 | — | 6.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITH MCC | 535 | $51,752 | $25,876 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $32,132 | $16,066 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $40,276 | $20,138 | — | 6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $35,309 | $17,654 | — | 6x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $40,260 | $20,130 | — | 6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $46,488 | $23,244 | — | 6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $38,956 | $19,478 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $115,940 | $57,970 | — | 5.9x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $32,849 | $16,425 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $43,201 | $21,600 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $39,539 | $19,769 | — | 5.9x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $30,189 | $15,095 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,975 | $29,988 | — | 5.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $32,235 | $16,117 | — | 5.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $34,880 | $17,440 | — | 5.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $54,664 | $27,332 | — | 5.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,296 | $20,648 | — | 5.8x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $84,079 | $42,039 | — | 5.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $37,492 | $18,746 | — | 5.7x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $32,207 | $16,103 | — | 5.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $90,098 | $45,049 | — | 5.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $31,216 | $15,608 | — | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,521 | $15,260 | — | 5.7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $31,415 | $15,708 | — | 5.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $35,694 | $17,847 | — | 5.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $80,900 | $40,450 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $41,496 | $20,748 | — | 5.6x |
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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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