Pennsylvania / Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
CMS certification 390336 · Enola, PA
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center reported 666 Medicare inpatient stays across 30 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.59 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Pennsylvania, number 84 of 117 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.27×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 69 stays at an average charge of $42,774, 24% below the national average. It also billed 647 outpatient services, charging 12.62 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 666
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.59×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 84 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 30 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charged more than the national average in 5 (17%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 69 | $42,774 | -24% | $13,664 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 60 | $53,940 | -24% | $17,216 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 59 | $83,033 | -8% | $22,441 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 44 | $25,189 | -37% | $8,037 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $31,874 | -16% | $8,957 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 27 | $39,442 | -35% | $12,428 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 26 | $43,375 | -25% | $11,255 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 24 | $47,186 | +4% | $14,745 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $41,498 | -19% | $12,598 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 22 | $39,837 | -13% | $9,044 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 22 | $23,668 | -37% | $8,616 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 22 | $35,211 | -13% | $10,507 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 18 | $75,810 | +3% | $17,913 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 17 | $52,449 | -12% | $15,551 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $51,515 | -15% | $15,160 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $42,525 | -44% | $11,537 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 14 | $127,271 | +37% | $14,456 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $26,774 | -30% | $9,341 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 13 | $38,608 | -3% | $8,492 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $41,165 | -13% | $13,733 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 12 | $28,126 | -42% | $10,728 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 12 | $29,124 | -30% | $7,892 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $32,716 | -12% | $8,954 |
| 982 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 12 | $146,302 | +24% | $24,555 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 11 | $32,983 | -41% | $12,041 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 11 | $44,216 | -13% | $16,580 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 11 | $26,636 | -34% | $7,781 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $28,914 | -20% | $7,412 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 11 | $40,599 | -38% | $15,666 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $56,159 | +14% | $15,649 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charged $42,774 on average, 25% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $13,664 against a state average of $11,112. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charged $53,940 on average, 25% less than the Pennsylvania average of $72,025, and was paid $17,216 against a state average of $14,034. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charged $83,033 on average, 6% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $22,441 against a state average of $16,881. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charged $25,189 on average, 37% less than the Pennsylvania average of $40,091, and was paid $8,037 against a state average of $7,126. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,694 was 23% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $112,254 was 76% above the state average of $63,627. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,750 was 8% above the state average of $13,651. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $55,850 was 39% above the state average of $40,125.
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.