Wellspan York Hospital
WellSpan York Hospital in York, PA charges 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 164 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing structure at this nonprofit-private healthcare facility.
York, PA 17403 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.81x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
164
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $134,037 | $67,018 | — | 10.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $150,274 | $75,137 | — | 10.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $260,298 | $130,149 | — | 9.6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $128,443 | $64,221 | — | 9.4x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $129,156 | $64,578 | — | 8.6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $91,685 | $45,843 | — | 8.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $38,855 | $19,427 | — | 8.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CVA AND PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION WITHOUT INFARCTION WITHOUT MCC | 068 | $50,128 | $25,064 | — | 8.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $51,879 | $25,940 | — | 7.9x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $38,333 | $19,167 | — | 7.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $159,761 | $79,881 | — | 7.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $49,526 | $24,763 | — | 7.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $56,260 | $28,130 | — | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $205,033 | $102,517 | — | 7.4x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $116,224 | $58,112 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $22,897 | $11,448 | — | 7.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $117,944 | $58,972 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $169,341 | $84,671 | — | 7.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $284,985 | $142,493 | — | 7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $288,570 | $144,285 | — | 7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $195,623 | $97,811 | — | 6.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $39,189 | $19,595 | — | 6.7x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $54,374 | $27,187 | — | 6.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $103,164 | $51,582 | — | 6.6x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $65,791 | $32,895 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $33,008 | $16,504 | — | 6.5x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $67,972 | $33,986 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $44,789 | $22,394 | — | 6.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $101,741 | $50,870 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $39,231 | $19,616 | — | 6.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $74,980 | $37,490 | — | 6.3x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $65,723 | $32,862 | — | 6.3x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $122,692 | $61,346 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $39,058 | $19,529 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,913 | $14,457 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $114,200 | $57,100 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $106,234 | $53,117 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $108,606 | $54,303 | — | 6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $43,836 | $21,918 | — | 6x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $156,046 | $78,023 | — | 6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $44,793 | $22,396 | — | 6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $106,614 | $53,307 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $30,964 | $15,482 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $33,110 | $16,555 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $39,734 | $19,867 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WIT | 216 | $435,902 | $217,951 | — | 5.8x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $41,198 | $20,599 | — | 5.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $543,382 | $271,691 | — | 5.7x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $29,576 | $14,788 | — | 5.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $34,690 | $17,345 | — | 5.7x |
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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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