Temple University Hospital
Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia charges 10.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 129 analyzed procedures, with 90% showing significant price variations compared to other healthcare providers.
Philadelphia, PA 19140 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
10.61x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
24.13x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
129
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
89.9%
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 | $766,570 | $383,285 | — | 24.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $345,938 | $172,969 | — | 16.8x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $208,100 | $104,050 | — | 15.5x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 987 | $635,704 | $317,852 | — | 14.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $270,209 | $135,104 | — | 14x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $417,088 | $208,544 | — | 13.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $133,562 | $66,781 | — | 13.7x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $113,013 | $56,506 | — | 13.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $125,417 | $62,709 | — | 13.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $746,189 | $373,094 | — | 13.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $868,381 | $434,191 | — | 13.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $223,187 | $111,594 | — | 13.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $126,277 | $63,138 | — | 13.2x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $429,371 | $214,686 | — | 13.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $229,466 | $114,733 | — | 13.1x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $122,306 | $61,153 | — | 13x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $337,819 | $168,910 | — | 13x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $115,423 | $57,711 | — | 12.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $83,115 | $41,557 | — | 12.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $296,483 | $148,242 | — | 12.8x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $136,590 | $68,295 | — | 12.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $146,073 | $73,036 | — | 12.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $115,307 | $57,654 | — | 12.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $101,361 | $50,681 | — | 12.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $233,027 | $116,514 | — | 12.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $117,963 | $58,981 | — | 12.2x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $251,149 | $125,575 | — | 12.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $164,418 | $82,209 | — | 12.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $120,058 | $60,029 | — | 12.1x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $85,220 | $42,610 | — | 12.1x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $179,308 | $89,654 | — | 12.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $102,762 | $51,381 | — | 12x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $206,358 | $103,179 | — | 12x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $170,466 | $85,233 | — | 11.9x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $182,492 | $91,246 | — | 11.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $88,400 | $44,200 | — | 11.8x |
| LUNG TRANSPLANT | 007 | $1,523,415 | $761,708 | — | 11.8x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $221,164 | $110,582 | — | 11.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $96,201 | $48,101 | — | 11.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $793,806 | $396,903 | — | 11.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $90,636 | $45,318 | — | 11.6x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $3,102,169 | $1,551,084 | — | 11.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $103,546 | $51,773 | — | 11.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $172,893 | $86,446 | — | 11.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $151,093 | $75,547 | — | 11.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $298,927 | $149,463 | — | 11.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $585,350 | $292,675 | — | 11.2x |
| CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T-CELL AND OTHER IMMUNOTHERAPIES | 018 | $5,780,461 | $2,890,230 | — | 11.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $237,517 | $118,759 | — | 11x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $78,421 | $39,211 | — | 10.9x |
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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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