Pennsylvania / Gettysburg Hospital
CMS certification 390065 · Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Gettysburg Hospital reported 1,189 Medicare inpatient stays across 42 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.66 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Pennsylvania, number 81 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: 249 stays at an average charge of $50,130, 44% below the national average. It also billed 2,008 outpatient services, charging 7.49 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,189
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.66×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 81 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 42 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Gettysburg Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (2%). 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 | 249 | $50,130 | -44% | $15,408 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 115 | $37,859 | -33% | $10,257 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 65 | $31,848 | -35% | $9,740 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 47 | $25,170 | -33% | $6,583 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 42 | $25,239 | -38% | $6,874 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 39 | $45,727 | -35% | $12,718 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 39 | $43,185 | -43% | $12,699 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 30 | $28,754 | -20% | $6,152 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 27 | $42,636 | -29% | $10,434 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 24 | $43,710 | -24% | $10,066 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 23 | $31,994 | -37% | $9,223 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $26,537 | -34% | $7,643 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 22 | $34,494 | -38% | $10,356 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 22 | $124,745 | +9% | $28,940 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 22 | $41,091 | -44% | $12,634 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $48,817 | -26% | $11,436 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $34,856 | -28% | $7,385 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 19 | $40,480 | -20% | $11,202 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $35,455 | -41% | $10,088 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $33,738 | -9% | $5,991 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 19 | $28,990 | -44% | $8,931 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 18 | $54,669 | -36% | $14,086 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $29,140 | -22% | $6,780 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 18 | $35,759 | -19% | $8,788 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 16 | $42,388 | -51% | $13,608 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $127,417 | -44% | $37,184 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 15 | $25,205 | -40% | $6,901 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $46,276 | -28% | $10,903 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $25,404 | -35% | $6,138 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 14 | $75,966 | -25% | $15,750 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 13 | $134,861 | -37% | $33,502 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 12 | $43,754 | -33% | $12,604 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $37,471 | -17% | $7,580 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $59,312 | -47% | $19,912 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $39,098 | -31% | $9,243 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $30,088 | -37% | $9,019 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 12 | $42,654 | -37% | $10,646 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $25,389 | -34% | $6,314 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $27,194 | -5% | $4,270 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 11 | $82,521 | -31% | $17,968 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $95,547 | -7% | $26,696 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $44,994 | -32% | $10,963 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Gettysburg Hospital charged $50,130 on average, 43% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $15,408 against a state average of $16,881. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Gettysburg Hospital charged $37,859 on average, 34% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $10,257 against a state average of $11,112. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Gettysburg Hospital charged $31,848 on average, 36% less than the Pennsylvania average of $49,758, and was paid $9,740 against a state average of $9,077. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Gettysburg Hospital charged $25,170 on average, 31% less than the Pennsylvania average of $36,664, and was paid $6,583 against a state average of $7,034. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,955 was 45% below the state average of $14,403. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $5,777 was 54% below the state average of $12,623. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,097 was 17% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $79,823 was 25% above the state average of $63,627.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.