Updated April 2026

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent in Pennsylvania

108 Pennsylvania hospitals report Medicare totals for this DRG, averaging $23,998 (close to the $22,969 national mean), with a 3× spread from $13,021 to $33,028. 7 carry an A grade, 2 carry an F.

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent (DRG 247) is a Cardiac procedure tracked in CMS Inpatient Payment files. Across Pennsylvania, 2,739 hospitals report payment data for 562,625 total discharges, with an average Medicare payment of $22,969 (median $22,216). The $6,812-to-$50,869 payment range is wide: the same DRG code can attract very different reimbursements across hospitals, reflecting differences in cost structure, patient complexity within the DRG, and regional pricing dynamics. The Medicare DRG system bundles cases by diagnosis-and-procedure groupings, so payment differences within a single DRG mostly track hospital-specific factors rather than case-mix.

Within Pennsylvania, the 2,739 hospitals reporting this procedure span the full range of ownership types and hospital sizes. The state-specific average ($22,969) is shaped by which hospitals in the state see enough volume to report the DRG code at all. For patients with elective scheduling on Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, the cost-comparison logic is straightforward: the per-procedure payment range is meaningfully wide, so the hospital chosen affects total cost. For patients in an emergency, the choice is functionally fixed — but the listed prices still matter for insurance-coverage and out-of-pocket planning.

About This Procedure

Cardiovascular DRGs cover heart attack, coronary bypass, valve replacement, vascular surgery, and arrhythmia management. These procedures combine high implant costs with intensive perioperative monitoring, which is why they consistently rank among the most expensive Medicare DRGs.

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent is Medicare DRG 247 in the Cardiac category. National Medicare average for this DRG is $22,969 across 2,739 reporting hospitals. The state-level view here filters that universe down to Pennsylvania only.

Cost Picture in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's average for this DRG sits close to the national Medicare mean. State-level differences are explained primarily by the regional Medicare wage index — the multiplier CMS applies to standardize DRG payments to local labor costs — alongside hospital case mix and the concentration of academic referral centers in the state's larger metros.

Within the state, the 3× spread between the lowest- and highest-reporting facility usually reflects length-of-stay differences, complication adjustments for sicker patients, teaching-status add-ons, and outlier payments for unusually long stays. Two hospitals reporting the same DRG can post meaningfully different totals without anything “wrong” happening at either site. For non-Medicare patients, the more relevant figure is the negotiated commercial rate published in each hospital's machine-readable file under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

Quality Alongside Price

For a planned admission, the most useful complement to the cost view is the hospital-specific quality data on CMS Care Compare. The site publishes risk-adjusted measures of mortality, readmission, complication, infection, and patient experience for every Medicare-participating hospital. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators feed many of these CMS measures.

For complex procedures, hospital-level case volume correlates with outcomes in published research, even after risk adjustment. CMS publishes case counts on Care Compare alongside outcome measures.

Hospitals in Pennsylvania Reporting Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent

Sorted lowest to highest Medicare total payment. Pricing is informational and should be considered alongside CMS quality measures.

#	Hospital	City	Payment	Quality	Grade
1	St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital Coaldale	Coaldale	$13,021	★★★★☆	B
2	Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$14,226	★★★★☆	B
3	Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital Jersey Shore	Jersey Shore	$14,500	★★★★☆	B
4	Upmc Wellsboro Wellsboro	Wellsboro	$16,213	★★★☆☆	C
5	Crozer Chester Medical Center Upland	Upland	$16,730	★★☆☆☆	C
6	Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe	Latrobe	$17,225	★★★★☆	C
7	Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton	East Norriton	$17,483	★★★★☆	B
8	Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville	Brookville	$18,358	Not Rated	C
9	Upmc Northwest Seneca	Seneca	$18,580	★★★★☆	C
10	Belmont Behavioral Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$18,654	Not Rated	C
11	Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$18,841	★★☆☆☆	C
12	Lebanon Va Medical Center Lebanon	Lebanon	$18,890	★★★★★	A
13	Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone	Tyrone	$19,076	Not Rated	C
14	Barnes-Kasson County Hospital Susquehanna	Susquehanna	$19,471	Not Rated	C
15	Coatesville Va Medical Center Coatesville	Coatesville	$19,514	Not Rated	C
16	Bucktail Medical Center Renovo	Renovo	$20,547	Not Rated	C
17	Riddle Memorial Hospital Media	Media	$20,555	★★★☆☆	B
18	Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading	Reading	$20,620	★★★★☆	B
19	Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$20,900	Not Rated	C
20	St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton	Easton	$21,304	★★★☆☆	C
21	Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington	Abington	$21,321	★★☆☆☆	C
22	Upmc Jameson New Castle	New Castle	$21,333	★★★☆☆	C
23	Grove City Medical Center Grove City	Grove City	$21,472	Not Rated	C
24	Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler	Butler	$21,670	★★☆☆☆	C
25	Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale	Honesdale	$21,685	★★☆☆☆	C
26	Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$21,688	★★☆☆☆	C
27	Penn Highlands Connellsville Connellsville	Connellsville	$21,696	Not Rated	C
28	Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$21,929	Not Rated	C
29	Temple University Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,040	★★★☆☆	C
30	Shriners Hospitals For Children - Philadelphia Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,131	Not Rated	C
31	Montgomery County Emergency Service Norristown	Norristown	$22,270	Not Rated	C
32	Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring	Roaring Spring	$22,444	★★★☆☆	C
33	Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton	Scranton	$22,479	★★★☆☆	C
34	Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,493	Not Rated	C
35	Kensington Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,606	Not Rated	C
36	Malvern Behavioral Health Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,723	Not Rated	C
37	Penn Highlands Mon Valley Monongahela	Monongahela	$22,798	★★☆☆☆	C
38	Surgical Institute Of Reading Wyomissing	Wyomissing	$22,812	Not Rated	D
39	Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg	$22,822	★★★★☆	B
40	Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City Dickson City	Dickson City	$22,887	★★★★☆	C
41	Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol	Bristol	$22,909	★★★☆☆	C
42	Philadelphia Va Medical Center Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$22,925	★★★★★	A
43	Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie Macungie	Macungie	$22,926	Not Rated	C
44	Children's Home Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$22,978	Not Rated	C
45	Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Fort Washington	Fort Washington	$23,066	Not Rated	C
46	Wilkes Barre Va Medical Center Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes-Barre	$23,095	★★★★★	B
47	Upmc Somerset Somerset	Somerset	$23,136	★★★★☆	B
48	Mount Nittany Medical Center State College	State College	$23,500	★★★★★	A
49	Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital Lancaster	Lancaster	$23,555	Not Rated	C
50	Geisinger Medical Center Muncy Muncy	Muncy	$23,683	Not Rated	C
51	St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville	Sellersville	$23,780	★★★★★	C
52	Upmc Kane Kane	Kane	$23,856	Not Rated	C
53	Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center Meadowbrook	Meadowbrook	$23,918	★★☆☆☆	D
54	Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes-Barre	$23,930	★☆☆☆☆	F
55	Erie Va Medical Center Erie	Erie	$24,004	Not Rated	C
56	Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville	Phoenixville	$24,188	★★★☆☆	C
57	Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon	Sharon	$24,199	★★☆☆☆	C
58	Uniontown Hospital Uniontown	Uniontown	$24,226	★★☆☆☆	C
59	Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys	Saint Marys	$24,235	★★★☆☆	C
60	Upmc Greene Waynesburg	Waynesburg	$24,291	Not Rated	C
61	Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc Greensburg	Greensburg	$24,446	Not Rated	C
62	Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola	Enola	$24,501	Not Rated	C
63	St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem Bethlehem	Bethlehem	$24,759	★★★★★	A
64	James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (altoona) Altoona	Altoona	$24,918	★★★★☆	B
65	Fulton County Medical Center Mcconnellsburg	Mcconnellsburg	$24,955	★★★☆☆	C
66	Penn Highlands Dubois Dubois	Dubois	$25,015	★☆☆☆☆	D
67	Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley	Sewickley	$25,111	★★★★☆	B
68	Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$25,147	★★★★★	A
69	Upmc Williamsport Williamsport	Williamsport	$25,174	★★★☆☆	C
70	St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg	Stroudsburg	$25,186	★★★★☆	B
71	Geisinger Medical Center Danville	Danville	$25,320	★★★★☆	B
72	Chester County Hospital West Chester	West Chester	$25,320	★★★★☆	B
73	Suburban Community Hospital Norristown	Norristown	$25,548	★★★☆☆	C
74	Lecom Medical Center And Behavioral Health Pav Erie	Erie	$25,653	★★☆☆☆	C
75	Haven Behavioral Hospital Of Philadelphia Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$25,668	Not Rated	C
76	Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon	Lebanon	$25,782	★★★★★	A
77	Wellspan York Hospital York	York	$25,858	★★★★☆	C
78	Paoli Hospital Paoli	Paoli	$25,879	★★★★★	A
79	Roxbury Treatment Center Shippensburg	Shippensburg	$25,893	Not Rated	D
80	Fairmount Behavioral Health System Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$25,956	Not Rated	C
81	Acmh Hospital Kittanning	Kittanning	$26,000	★★☆☆☆	C
82	Clarion Psychiatric Center Clarion	Clarion	$26,029	Not Rated	C
83	Jefferson Health- Northeast Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$26,504	★☆☆☆☆	D
84	Upmc Mercy Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$26,599	★★★☆☆	C
85	Upmc Hamot Erie	Erie	$26,633	★★★★☆	B
86	Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$26,746	★★☆☆☆	D
87	Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$26,749	★★★★☆	B
88	Upmc Hanover Hanover	Hanover	$26,806	★★★☆☆	C
89	Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver	Beaver	$27,123	★★★☆☆	C
90	Upmc Horizon Greenville	Greenville	$27,128	★★★☆☆	C
91	Upmc Mckeesport Hospital Mc Keesport	Mc Keesport	$27,579	★★★☆☆	B
92	Upmc Lititz Lititz	Lititz	$27,853	★★★☆☆	D
93	Philhaven Hospital Mt Gretna	Mt Gretna	$28,425	Not Rated	D
94	Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald Darby	Darby	$28,498	★★☆☆☆	D
95	St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown	Quakertown	$28,506	★★★★☆	B
96	Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose	Montrose	$28,707	★★★☆☆	C
97	Upmc St Margaret Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$28,838	★★★☆☆	C
98	Berwick Hospital Center Berwick	Berwick	$29,714	Not Rated	D
99	Tower Behavioral Health Reading	Reading	$29,740	Not Rated	C
100	Meadows Psychiatric Center Centre Hall	Centre Hall	$30,068	Not Rated	F
101	Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown	Lewistown	$30,095	★★★★★	B
102	Reading Hospital West Reading	West Reading	$30,473	★★★☆☆	B
103	St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$30,478	★★★★☆	B
104	Saint Vincent Hospital Erie	Erie	$30,605	★★★☆☆	B
105	Upmc Passavant Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$31,068	★★★★☆	B
106	Friends Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$32,568	Not Rated	D
107	Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg	Harrisburg	$32,723	★★★★☆	B
108	Pottstown Hospital Pottstown	Pottstown	$33,028	★★☆☆☆	D

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does percutaneous cardiovascular procedure with drug-eluting stent cost in Pennsylvania?

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent (DRG 247) averages $23,998 in total Medicare payment across 108 Pennsylvania hospitals reporting this code. Within the state, payments span $13,021 to $33,028 — about 3× from cheapest to most expensive.

Is Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent more or less expensive in Pennsylvania than nationally?

Pennsylvania's state-level average of $23,998 sits close to the national Medicare average of $22,969 for this DRG. State differences are driven primarily by the regional Medicare wage index, case mix, and the share of high-acuity referral hospitals.

Why is the spread between hospitals so wide?

Variation within a state runs 3× because the same DRG can come with different lengths of stay, complication adjustments, teaching-status add-ons, and outlier payments. The CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule publishes machine-readable rate files that allow direct comparisons against negotiated commercial rates, which often differ from Medicare totals.

Are these the prices a privately insured patient would pay?

No. Figures here are Medicare DRG payments. Privately insured patients are billed under their plan's negotiated network rate, published in each hospital's price-transparency file. Uninsured patients should ask the hospital for the cash-pay rate, also disclosed under federal price-transparency rules.

Should I choose a hospital based only on price?

No. HospitalCostData is informational. Surgeon experience, hospital volume for the procedure, complication rates, and your specific clinical situation matter at least as much as price. Always discuss options with your physician and review CMS Care Compare quality data alongside any pricing benchmark.

See the methodology page for DRG sourcing and Medicare wage-index context.

Sources & Citations

CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments (IPPS). DRG-level average covered charges, total payments, and Medicare payments per facility. data.cms.gov
CMS Hospital Compare (Care Compare). Star ratings, mortality, readmission, safety-of-care, and patient-experience measures. medicare.gov/care-compare
CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Standard charge files required from every Medicare-participating hospital. cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National benchmarks, quality indicators, and clinical context for hospital outcome measures. ahrq.gov

Dataset last refreshed: April 2026. Underlying CMS files are public domain. Suggested citation: “HospitalCostData, hospitalcostdata.com, accessed May 24, 2026.”

This page is informational only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Care decisions should be made with a licensed physician.

Source: CMS Hospital Price Transparency, 2026.