Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill: charges and Medicare payments

Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill reported 1,865 Medicare inpatient stays across 51 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.74 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Washington, number 12 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.37×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 266, Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC: 273 stays at an average charge of $273,417, 4% below the national average. It also billed 1,201 outpatient services, charging 5.05 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 1,865
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.74×
3Rank in WA (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 43
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 51 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charged more than the national average in 25 (49%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	273	$273,417	-4%	$64,113
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	123	$133,104	-15%	$31,995
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	121	$63,088	+12%	$13,848
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	84	$206,978	-11%	$50,354
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	81	$90,351	-10%	$20,839
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	66	$46,114	-17%	$11,795
219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	66	$583,010	+46%	$110,979
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	66	$85,264	-6%	$16,858
273 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with MCC	58	$130,198	-39%	$37,287
220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	57	$443,909	+61%	$81,579
027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without...	53	$139,221	0%	$26,365
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	44	$234,653	+6%	$49,372
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	38	$304,303	+8%	$67,181
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	36	$32,212	-11%	$8,483
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	34	$24,969	-13%	$7,327
026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC	33	$179,555	+9%	$36,062
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	31	$138,640	+21%	$23,627
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	28	$78,521	+4%	$19,466
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	27	$108,672	-3%	$22,339
101 Seizures without MCC	25	$43,369	-11%	$10,282
472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC	25	$173,723	+21%	$31,938
235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC	24	$470,464	+61%	$81,730
216 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with...	23	$530,193	+8%	$95,634
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	23	$53,531	-5%	$13,212
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	23	$301,680	+8%	$65,896
236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC	22	$389,872	+85%	$58,654
270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC	22	$304,891	+18%	$55,548
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	22	$54,581	-15%	$15,040
460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC	20	$205,159	+20%	$37,409
020 Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis...	19	$362,130	-11%	$87,515
242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC	19	$151,723	-6%	$34,127
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	18	$188,446	+15%	$31,246
323 Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device...	18	$321,930	+39%	$39,739
066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without...	17	$29,277	-31%	$7,493
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	16	$66,633	+16%	$12,211
024 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	15	$182,707	-5%	$41,667
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	15	$85,363	-10%	$19,852
324 Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device...	15	$247,629	+42%	$32,493
455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC	15	$234,059	+15%	$52,241
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	15	$29,473	-40%	$9,665
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	14	$54,943	-3%	$13,540
100 Seizures with MCC	14	$163,824	+74%	$26,341
228 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with MCC	14	$304,691	+22%	$52,918
163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC	13	$297,890	+42%	$68,354
003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal...	12	$1,075,579	+2%	$238,807
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC	12	$86,164	-22%	$21,693
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	12	$32,788	-12%	$9,290
033 Ventricular Shunt Procedures without CC/MCC	11	$86,751	0%	$19,871
229 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without MCC	11	$169,900	+3%	$31,795
312 Syncope and Collapse	11	$30,920	-32%	$9,825
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	11	$29,211	-40%	$9,786

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	283	$16,444	$3,462
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	178	$105,432	$25,379
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	90	$76,491	$11,548
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	69	$26,459	$11,286
Comprehensive Observation Services	62	$15,210	$2,900
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	58	$108,672	$18,423
Level 7 Radiation Therapy	58	$41,570	$8,343
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	51	$45,447	$5,311
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	50	$52,241	$7,544
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	43	$103,520	$19,921
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	38	$92,273	$34,260
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	31	$33,534	$5,968
Level 3 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures	30	$58,410	$13,707
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	27	$72,207	$20,827
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	25	$15,132	$3,416
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	23	$32,654	$9,099
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	22	$10,091	$1,737
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures	22	$133,736	$33,171
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures	19	$30,138	$8,002
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	11	$85,979	$14,078
Level 1 ICD and Similar Procedures	11	$63,082	$25,188

Against the Washington average

For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charged $273,417 on average, 17% more than the Washington average of $234,245, and was paid $64,113 against a state average of $59,932. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charged $133,104 on average, 0% less than the Washington average of $132,875, and was paid $31,995 against a state average of $29,468. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charged $63,088 on average, 18% more than the Washington average of $53,424, and was paid $13,848 against a state average of $12,124. For Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC (DRG 025), Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charged $206,978 on average, 6% more than the Washington average of $194,831, and was paid $50,354 against a state average of $46,418. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $16,444 was 25% below the state average of $21,838. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $105,432 was 14% below the state average of $122,380. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $76,491 was 7% above the state average of $71,614. For Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures (outpatient APC 5223), its average charge of $26,459 was 35% below the state average of $40,511.

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.