Pennsylvania / Sharon Regional Health System

CMS certification 390211 · Sharon, PA

Sharon Regional Health System: charges and Medicare payments

Sharon Regional Health System reported 304 Medicare inpatient stays across 16 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.07 times what it was paid — mid-range in Pennsylvania, number 66 of 117 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.27×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 885, Psychoses: 38 stays at an average charge of $33,480, 24% below the national average. It also billed 254 outpatient services, charging 9.96 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 304
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.07×
  3. 3Rank in PA (highest ratio = 1) 66 of 117
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 885$33,480DRG 291$26,784DRG 871$39,096DRG 310$17,583DRG 193$37,218DRG 177$43,148DRG 309$22,449DRG 280$43,373DRG 287$32,017DRG 308$29,123
Average charge per stay at Sharon Regional Health System, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 16 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Sharon Regional Health System charged more than the national average in 1 (6%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
885 Psychoses38$33,480-24%$9,652
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC35$26,784-52%$9,207
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC27$39,096-57%$13,161
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC23$17,583-39%$4,243
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC21$37,218-38%$9,260
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC20$43,148-39%$11,213
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC18$22,449-38%$5,424
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC17$43,373-43%$10,944
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...15$32,017-50%$7,556
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC15$29,123-49%$9,018
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...14$175,635-21%$33,312
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...14$103,431+11%$13,232
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...13$58,768-48%$15,276
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC12$30,968-39%$7,990
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC11$28,076-44%$6,670
683 Renal Failure with CC11$21,335-48%$6,504

Outpatient services

Against the Pennsylvania average

For Psychoses (DRG 885), Sharon Regional Health System charged $33,480 on average, 48% less than the Pennsylvania average of $63,773, and was paid $9,652 against a state average of $13,207. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Sharon Regional Health System charged $26,784 on average, 53% less than the Pennsylvania average of $57,362, and was paid $9,207 against a state average of $11,112. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Sharon Regional Health System charged $39,096 on average, 56% less than the Pennsylvania average of $88,167, and was paid $13,161 against a state average of $16,881. For Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC (DRG 310), Sharon Regional Health System charged $17,583 on average, 37% less than the Pennsylvania average of $27,833, and was paid $4,243 against a state average of $5,201. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $28,991 was 2% above the state average of $28,496. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,859 was 36% below the state average of $21,732. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $16,053 was 18% above the state average of $13,651. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $74,981 was 8% below the state average of $81,234.

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.