Grove City Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Grove City Hospital reported 77 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.97 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 42 stays at an average charge of $41,940, 54% below the national average. It also billed 372 outpatient services, charging 6.71 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 77
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.97×
3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) –
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Grove City Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Grove City Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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	42	$41,940	-54%	$14,960
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	18	$32,809	-33%	$7,926
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	17	$27,038	-52%	$10,253

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	132	$19,343	$2,412
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	33	$17,479	$6,390
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	28	$10,825	$1,422
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	26	$52,208	$11,351
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	25	$11,861	$1,819
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	24	$8,349	$1,725
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	21	$11,554	$3,114
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	17	$12,840	$2,891
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	16	$14,330	$4,622
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	14	$10,295	$1,436
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	13	$19,257	$2,628
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	12	$10,144	$2,607
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	11	$26,442	$2,261

Against the Pennsylvania average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Grove City Hospital charged $41,940 on average, 52% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $14,960 against a state average of $16,881. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Grove City Hospital charged $32,809 on average, 34% less than the Pennsylvania average of $49,758, and was paid $7,926 against a state average of $9,077. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Grove City Hospital charged $27,038 on average, 53% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $10,253 against a state average of $11,112. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,343 was 11% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $17,479 was 63% below the state average of $47,486. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,825 was 21% below the state average of $13,651. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,208 was 18% below 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.