Pennsylvania / Meadville Medical Center
CMS certification 390113 · Meadville, PA · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Meadville Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Meadville Medical Center reported 788 Medicare inpatient stays across 32 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.9 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Pennsylvania, number 101 of 117 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.27×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 102 stays at an average charge of $43,161, 54% below the national average. It also billed 1,924 outpatient services, charging 5.26 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 788
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.9×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 101 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 32 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Meadville Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 102 | $43,161 | -54% | $14,074 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 74 | $24,087 | -57% | $9,891 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 58 | $44,029 | -51% | $14,916 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 38 | $20,274 | -46% | $6,190 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 29 | $32,111 | -37% | $8,522 |
| 885 Psychoses | 29 | $17,981 | -59% | $10,728 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 27 | $33,156 | -45% | $10,397 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 25 | $24,771 | -56% | $7,873 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 25 | $24,977 | -38% | $6,220 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 24 | $24,335 | -53% | $9,068 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 23 | $39,855 | -44% | $12,786 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 23 | $14,683 | -59% | $5,653 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 22 | $22,860 | -40% | $6,419 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $16,824 | -55% | $6,340 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 21 | $27,738 | -43% | $7,438 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 21 | $19,193 | -53% | $7,077 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 20 | $23,163 | -42% | $6,638 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $79,299 | -31% | $14,012 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 17 | $16,467 | -58% | $6,304 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 16 | $29,914 | -47% | $9,187 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $26,878 | -55% | $10,602 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $38,829 | -61% | $15,789 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 14 | $82,958 | -70% | $45,197 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 14 | $20,822 | -57% | $7,444 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $24,363 | -68% | $12,006 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $51,010 | -50% | $15,941 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $25,701 | -60% | $8,199 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $41,308 | -44% | $11,528 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 11 | $21,128 | -59% | $7,942 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 11 | $61,777 | -70% | $35,644 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $16,491 | -56% | $6,261 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $37,548 | -23% | $8,108 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Meadville Medical Center charged $43,161 on average, 44% less than the Pennsylvania average of $77,050, and was paid $14,074 against a state average of $15,450. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Meadville Medical Center charged $24,087 on average, 58% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $9,891 against a state average of $11,112. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Meadville Medical Center charged $44,029 on average, 50% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $14,916 against a state average of $16,881. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Meadville Medical Center charged $20,274 on average, 45% less than the Pennsylvania average of $36,664, and was paid $6,190 against a state average of $7,034. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,228 was 30% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $8,351 was 42% below the state average of $14,403. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,749 was 21% below the state average of $13,651. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $12,701 was 17% below the state average of $15,366.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, PA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-01-22 (CMS case 2993)
- Closure Notice — 2025-02-24 (CMS case 2993)
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.