Pennsylvania / Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
CMS certification 390048 · Lewistown, PA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital reported 823 Medicare inpatient stays across 29 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.91 times what it was paid — mid-range in Pennsylvania, number 72 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: 151 stays at an average charge of $60,094, 33% below the national average. It also billed 1,756 outpatient services, charging 9.91 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 823
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.91×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 72 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 29 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charged more than the national average in 2 (7%). 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 | 151 | $60,094 | -33% | $16,168 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 98 | $40,606 | -28% | $10,868 |
| 885 Psychoses | 40 | $24,253 | -45% | $11,378 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 39 | $37,638 | -23% | $9,270 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 38 | $53,329 | -7% | $10,223 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 37 | $31,619 | -22% | $7,460 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $50,311 | -29% | $13,707 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 34 | $42,076 | -30% | $11,203 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 30 | $53,286 | -27% | $13,277 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $31,064 | -23% | $6,647 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 23 | $43,751 | -34% | $12,010 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 22 | $28,277 | -25% | $6,698 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $32,655 | -12% | $7,448 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 18 | $39,651 | +3% | $7,812 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $47,249 | -22% | $10,793 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 16 | $40,833 | -10% | $7,093 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 16 | $72,519 | -29% | $16,392 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $37,343 | +1% | $6,601 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 16 | $37,301 | -27% | $9,395 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $42,514 | -24% | $8,230 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 14 | $103,905 | -55% | $40,833 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $44,708 | -12% | $10,128 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 13 | $46,457 | -18% | $10,393 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 13 | $47,888 | -1% | $8,161 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 13 | $74,016 | -27% | $16,240 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $26,096 | -45% | $8,296 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $46,189 | -24% | $10,364 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 12 | $27,992 | -33% | $7,622 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $28,482 | -1% | $4,975 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charged $60,094 on average, 32% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $16,168 against a state average of $16,881. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charged $40,606 on average, 29% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $10,868 against a state average of $11,112. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charged $24,253 on average, 62% less than the Pennsylvania average of $63,773, and was paid $11,378 against a state average of $13,207. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charged $37,638 on average, 24% less than the Pennsylvania average of $49,758, and was paid $9,270 against a state average of $9,077. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,293 was 8% below the state average of $14,403. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $25,419 was 17% above the state average of $21,732. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $14,857 was 3% below the state average of $15,366. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,403 was 6% above the state average of $13,651.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, PA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-04 (CMS case 3595)
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.