Pennsylvania / Regional Hospital of Scranton
CMS certification 390237 · Scranton, PA · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Regional Hospital of Scranton: charges and Medicare payments
Regional Hospital of Scranton reported 1,880 Medicare inpatient stays across 54 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.43 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Pennsylvania, number 12 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: 204 stays at an average charge of $82,752, 8% below the national average. It also billed 1,738 outpatient services, charging 13.6 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,880
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.43×
- 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 117
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 54 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Regional Hospital of Scranton charged more than the national average in 28 (52%). 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 | 204 | $82,752 | -8% | $13,408 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 185 | $52,691 | -7% | $9,470 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 107 | $66,803 | +12% | $9,593 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 105 | $359,438 | +62% | $36,786 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 90 | $69,175 | -2% | $12,087 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 55 | $52,548 | -20% | $10,940 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 53 | $34,377 | -5% | $5,783 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 45 | $41,474 | +2% | $6,773 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 44 | $53,387 | +10% | $7,878 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 41 | $56,081 | +1% | $7,709 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 38 | $60,480 | +20% | $8,226 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 36 | $70,486 | -7% | $11,841 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 36 | $56,444 | +10% | $8,813 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $41,159 | +2% | $5,970 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 34 | $69,144 | +22% | $9,138 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 33 | $154,027 | +34% | $13,710 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 32 | $96,201 | -14% | $17,469 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 32 | $21,436 | -25% | $4,788 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 28 | $33,872 | -10% | $6,087 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 26 | $81,763 | +42% | $9,376 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 26 | $244,760 | +56% | $23,160 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 26 | $41,292 | -16% | $6,982 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 25 | $55,136 | +9% | $5,905 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 25 | $456,450 | +60% | $51,242 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 25 | $62,662 | +24% | $6,770 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 25 | $83,452 | -2% | $12,667 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 25 | $50,625 | +14% | $6,715 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 23 | $238,195 | +48% | $26,369 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $59,164 | -19% | $11,083 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 22 | $101,651 | +2% | $15,889 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 21 | $230,527 | +9% | $26,930 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 21 | $46,865 | +3% | $6,222 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $201,583 | +23% | $20,492 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $39,309 | +5% | $6,948 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $251,814 | +10% | $38,369 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 20 | $48,558 | +17% | $6,987 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $60,183 | -1% | $9,084 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 19 | $63,775 | -6% | $10,280 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 16 | $156,414 | +41% | $17,674 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 16 | $106,516 | -11% | $18,836 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $36,346 | -2% | $6,326 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $42,732 | -29% | $9,571 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 15 | $29,667 | -38% | $6,947 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $49,413 | +29% | $6,239 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 13 | $56,748 | +10% | $7,867 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $56,588 | -11% | $8,397 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $44,293 | -6% | $6,950 |
| 074 Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without MCC | 12 | $46,346 | -14% | $7,809 |
| 167 Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with CC | 12 | $94,517 | -1% | $10,479 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 12 | $37,394 | -24% | $7,721 |
| 323 Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device... | 12 | $358,242 | +55% | $37,419 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 12 | $45,649 | -7% | $7,173 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $64,680 | -3% | $10,272 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 11 | $291,159 | -10% | $39,518 |
Outpatient services
Against the Pennsylvania average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Regional Hospital of Scranton charged $82,752 on average, 6% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $13,408 against a state average of $16,881. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Regional Hospital of Scranton charged $52,691 on average, 8% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $9,470 against a state average of $11,112. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Regional Hospital of Scranton charged $66,803 on average, 12% more than the Pennsylvania average of $59,404, and was paid $9,593 against a state average of $11,319. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), Regional Hospital of Scranton charged $359,438 on average, 31% more than the Pennsylvania average of $274,715, and was paid $36,786 against a state average of $43,015. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $22,121 was 22% below the state average of $28,496. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $29,069 was 102% above the state average of $14,403. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,527 was 6% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $17,849 was 31% above the state average of $13,651.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Regional Hospital of Scranton in Scranton, PA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-09-16 (CMS case 2651)
- Closure Notice — 2024-12-19 (CMS case 2651)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-17 (CMS case 5828)
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-30 (CMS case 8361)
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.