Lancaster General Hospital
555 NORTH DUKE STREET, Lancaster, PA 17602
Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA has an average Medicare payment of $11,882 and a Value Score of A (93/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster General Hospital sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. Outcome measures back the high rating up: 3 better-than-benchmark mortality measures, 4 better-than-benchmark safety measures, and 2 better-than-benchmark readmission measures, with no measures rating worse than the benchmark.
Lancaster General Hospital runs lean on cost — $11,882 average Medicare payment per documented procedure, below the national median. Combined with the quality measures, Lancaster General Hospital earns a value score of 93/100 — high quality at a competitive cost, the top-tier combination for a patient comparing options.
Lancaster General Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Lancaster General Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,562 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,705 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,689 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,904 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $21,718 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $15,576 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,753 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,310 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,973 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,188 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $11,521 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,323 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,512 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,910 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $11,464 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $5,467 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $20,416 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Lancaster General Hospital Compares
Lancaster General Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $11,882, 30% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 25% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (48% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (93/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Lancaster General Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Lancaster General Hospital has an average payment of $11,882 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Lancaster General Hospital has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Lancaster General Hospital has a Value Score of A (93/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Lancaster General Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 555 NORTH DUKE STREET, Lancaster, PA 17602. Phone: (717) 544-5511.
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