Pennsylvania / Crozer Chester Medical Center
CMS certification 390180 · Upland, PA · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Crozer Chester Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Crozer Chester Medical Center reported 1,250 Medicare inpatient stays across 39 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.09 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Pennsylvania, number 9 of 117 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.27×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 294 stays at an average charge of $170,870, 89% above the national average. It also billed 2,941 outpatient services, charging 8.65 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,250
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.09×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 39 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Crozer Chester Medical Center charged more than the national average in 39 (100%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 294 | $170,870 | +89% | $19,746 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 84 | $85,287 | +51% | $12,182 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 59 | $123,799 | +75% | $15,552 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 54 | $98,231 | +71% | $12,176 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 47 | $100,769 | +69% | $12,655 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 44 | $92,100 | +88% | $10,263 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 38 | $148,028 | +102% | $16,614 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 37 | $97,822 | +48% | $13,540 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 34 | $179,710 | +80% | $21,295 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 34 | $113,680 | +50% | $15,320 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 34 | $66,936 | +64% | $8,619 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 34 | $361,041 | +58% | $49,701 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 32 | $95,468 | +86% | $11,440 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $117,145 | +94% | $13,350 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $78,197 | +40% | $9,447 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 22 | $52,384 | +45% | $7,053 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 21 | $125,113 | +24% | $19,001 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 21 | $71,806 | +47% | $9,598 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 21 | $527,688 | +63% | $69,882 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 20 | $144,968 | +70% | $15,989 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $62,534 | +65% | $7,788 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 19 | $67,393 | +38% | $9,119 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 18 | $119,896 | +80% | $14,293 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 17 | $242,098 | +223% | $25,178 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 16 | $78,866 | +73% | $8,689 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 16 | $97,972 | +61% | $12,765 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 15 | $200,448 | +44% | $26,987 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 15 | $63,133 | +42% | $9,172 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $71,353 | +91% | $8,213 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 13 | $115,843 | +70% | $12,778 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $172,420 | +54% | $20,805 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $64,286 | +60% | $8,331 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 13 | $97,798 | +43% | $13,692 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $120,735 | +18% | $19,472 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 11 | $101,688 | +8% | $18,335 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $66,063 | +31% | $8,969 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $375,628 | +296% | $36,048 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $71,337 | +47% | $9,468 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 11 | $59,927 | +41% | $9,000 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Crozer Chester Medical Center charged $170,870 on average, 94% more than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $19,746 against a state average of $16,881. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Crozer Chester Medical Center charged $85,287 on average, 49% more than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $12,182 against a state average of $11,112. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Crozer Chester Medical Center charged $123,799 on average, 72% more than the Pennsylvania average of $72,025, and was paid $15,552 against a state average of $14,034. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Crozer Chester Medical Center charged $98,231 on average, 50% more than the Pennsylvania average of $65,329, and was paid $12,176 against a state average of $11,268. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,783 was 46% below the state average of $14,403. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $42,065 was 94% above the state average of $21,732. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $19,263 was 22% below the state average of $24,818. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $12,141 was 11% below the state average of $13,651.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-03-13 (CMS case 1624)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-12 (CMS case 1624)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.