Pennsylvania / Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
CMS certification 390004 · Camp Hill, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center reported 1,700 Medicare inpatient stays across 67 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.87 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Pennsylvania, number 33 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: 130 stays at an average charge of $48,159, 15% below the national average. It also billed 1,305 outpatient services, charging 11.99 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,700
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.87×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 67 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center charged more than the national average in 22 (33%). 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 | 130 | $48,159 | -15% | $8,925 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 113 | $83,842 | -7% | $13,753 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 85 | $57,408 | -19% | $11,479 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 59 | $36,713 | -3% | $5,748 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 58 | $34,675 | -24% | $6,402 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 42 | $56,234 | -2% | $10,245 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 39 | $30,814 | -23% | $5,942 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 39 | $42,676 | -13% | $6,727 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 39 | $39,811 | -2% | $6,719 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 38 | $57,300 | -10% | $7,769 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 37 | $98,410 | -2% | $14,889 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 33 | $68,782 | -9% | $10,863 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 32 | $42,924 | +19% | $6,330 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 30 | $47,028 | +4% | $7,805 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 29 | $44,951 | -25% | $9,716 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 29 | $43,307 | -16% | $7,817 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 28 | $58,834 | -41% | $13,209 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 28 | $36,567 | -34% | $6,894 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 27 | $42,452 | +2% | $7,593 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 27 | $44,921 | -32% | $9,757 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 26 | $69,091 | +62% | $9,904 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 23 | $27,084 | -46% | $5,862 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 23 | $30,861 | -20% | $7,133 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 23 | $32,831 | -12% | $7,669 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 21 | $32,751 | -18% | $5,652 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 20 | $46,438 | -8% | $7,440 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 20 | $58,610 | -20% | $8,568 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $35,444 | -4% | $6,300 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $185,925 | -19% | $31,198 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 19 | $68,556 | +21% | $14,949 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 19 | $24,138 | -16% | $5,114 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $140,865 | +23% | $17,572 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 19 | $230,784 | -29% | $47,441 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 18 | $48,634 | -29% | $11,878 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 18 | $65,977 | +31% | $10,525 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 18 | $44,033 | +10% | $5,693 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 18 | $53,745 | +11% | $7,128 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $103,070 | +1% | $14,551 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 18 | $69,636 | -5% | $11,209 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 17 | $57,962 | +2% | $9,376 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $122,440 | +31% | $13,124 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 17 | $41,827 | -15% | $7,406 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $50,804 | +4% | $8,196 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 16 | $135,279 | +22% | $17,258 |
| 605 Trauma To The Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without... | 16 | $32,080 | -31% | $7,384 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 15 | $100,854 | +33% | $14,887 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 15 | $62,070 | -5% | $9,273 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 15 | $46,165 | +4% | $7,231 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 14 | $35,049 | -37% | $8,777 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 14 | $184,004 | -17% | $32,849 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 14 | $181,104 | +16% | $27,740 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 14 | $110,225 | +29% | $13,987 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 13 | $30,761 | -37% | $6,611 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $197,192 | +20% | $23,947 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $31,720 | -19% | $5,862 |
| 149 Dysequilibrium | 12 | $22,939 | -48% | $6,082 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $43,004 | -15% | $7,402 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 12 | $38,842 | -16% | $6,947 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $81,613 | -14% | $13,490 |
| 551 Medical Back Problems with MCC | 12 | $45,418 | -42% | $10,188 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 67 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center charged $48,159 on average, 16% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $8,925 against a state average of $11,112. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center charged $83,842 on average, 5% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $13,753 against a state average of $16,881. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center charged $57,408 on average, 20% less than the Pennsylvania average of $72,025, and was paid $11,479 against a state average of $14,034. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center charged $36,713 on average, 0% less than the Pennsylvania average of $36,664, and was paid $5,748 against a state average of $7,034. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,946 was 17% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $117,322 was 84% above the state average of $63,627. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,002 was 3% above the state average of $13,651. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $23,674 was 17% below the state average of $28,496.
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.