Updated April 2026

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Pennsylvania

94 Pennsylvania hospitals report Medicare totals for this DRG, averaging $57,801 (above the $53,417 national mean), with a 4× spread from $29,420 to $105,548. 3 carry an A grade, 2 carry an F.

The Respiratory procedure Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours carries DRG code 208 in the CMS classification system. 2,717 hospitals in Pennsylvania report payment data, averaging $53,417 per procedure — median $51,850, ranging from $15,600 to $118,257. A $118,257 maximum and $15,600 minimum on the same DRG procedure is normal for the Medicare payment system — DRG codes bundle cases that may differ in complexity, and hospital wage-index adjustments alone can move payments by 30% across regions.

Within Pennsylvania, the 2,717 hospitals reporting this procedure span the full range of ownership types and hospital sizes. The state-specific average ($53,417) is shaped by which hospitals in the state see enough volume to report the DRG code at all. For patients with elective scheduling on Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, 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

Respiratory DRGs include pneumonia, COPD, ventilator-supported respiratory failure, and chronic lung disease. Length of stay drives most of the cost spread, especially for ventilator cases that cross the 96-hour threshold.

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours is Medicare DRG 208 in the Respiratory category. National Medicare average for this DRG is $53,417 across 2,717 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 above 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 4× 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 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours

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

#	Hospital	City	Payment	Quality	Grade
1	Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$29,420	Not Rated	C
2	Titusville Area Hospital Titusville	Titusville	$29,653	Not Rated	C
3	Malvern Behavioral Health Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$30,758	Not Rated	C
4	Montgomery County Emergency Service Norristown	Norristown	$33,825	Not Rated	C
5	Torrance State Hospital Torrance	Torrance	$35,899	Not Rated	C
6	Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills	Jefferson Hills	$36,437	★★★☆☆	B
7	St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital Coaldale	Coaldale	$41,914	★★★★☆	B
8	Wernersville State Hospital Wernersville	Wernersville	$42,010	Not Rated	C
9	Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald Darby	Darby	$42,074	★★☆☆☆	D
10	Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Fort Washington	Fort Washington	$43,980	Not Rated	C
11	Wellspan York Hospital York	York	$44,252	★★★★☆	C
12	Upmc Mercy Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$44,446	★★★☆☆	C
13	Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney	Punxsutawney	$44,457	Not Rated	C
14	Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona	Natrona	$44,503	★★★★☆	B
15	Crozer Chester Medical Center Upland	Upland	$44,916	★★☆☆☆	C
16	Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$45,008	★★★☆☆	B
17	Philhaven Hospital Mt Gretna	Mt Gretna	$45,072	Not Rated	D
18	Forbes Hospital Monroeville	Monroeville	$45,479	★★★☆☆	C
19	Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone	Tyrone	$45,937	Not Rated	C
20	St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton	Easton	$46,329	★★★☆☆	C
21	Upmc Passavant Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$46,619	★★★★☆	B
22	Upmc Greene Waynesburg	Waynesburg	$46,946	Not Rated	C
23	Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver	Beaver	$47,073	★★★☆☆	C
24	St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem Bethlehem	Bethlehem	$48,058	★★★★★	A
25	St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg	Stroudsburg	$48,386	★★★★☆	B
26	Upmc East Monroeville	Monroeville	$48,563	★★★★☆	B
27	Upmc Kane Kane	Kane	$48,844	Not Rated	C
28	Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center Meadowbrook	Meadowbrook	$49,250	★★☆☆☆	D
29	Warren General Hospital Warren	Warren	$49,448	★★☆☆☆	D
30	Barnes-Kasson County Hospital Susquehanna	Susquehanna	$49,750	Not Rated	C
31	Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$49,929	★★☆☆☆	D
32	Warren State Hospital North Warren	North Warren	$50,007	Not Rated	C
33	Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber Windber	Windber	$50,069	★★★☆☆	C
34	Upmc Hanover Hanover	Hanover	$50,162	★★★☆☆	C
35	Washington Hospital, The Washington	Washington	$50,183	★★★☆☆	C
36	Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon	Huntingdon	$50,632	★★☆☆☆	C
37	Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville	Brookville	$51,328	Not Rated	C
38	Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster	Lancaster	$51,622	★★★☆☆	C
39	Philadelphia Va Medical Center Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$51,647	★★★★★	A
40	Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings	Hastings	$52,313	Not Rated	D
41	Haven Behavioral Hospital Of West Chester West Chester	West Chester	$52,428	Not Rated	D
42	Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe	Latrobe	$53,899	★★★★☆	C
43	Upmc Somerset Somerset	Somerset	$54,158	★★★★☆	B
44	Upmc Northwest Seneca	Seneca	$54,244	★★★★☆	C
45	Jefferson Health- Northeast Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$54,624	★☆☆☆☆	D
46	James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (altoona) Altoona	Altoona	$54,827	★★★★☆	B
47	Acmh Hospital Kittanning	Kittanning	$55,558	★★☆☆☆	C
48	Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale	Lansdale	$56,146	★★☆☆☆	C
49	Wilkes Barre Va Medical Center Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes-Barre	$56,660	★★★★★	B
50	Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol	Bristol	$57,148	★★★☆☆	C
51	Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville	Phoenixville	$57,972	★★★☆☆	C
52	Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$58,362	Not Rated	C
53	Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc Greensburg	Greensburg	$58,450	Not Rated	C
54	St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville	Sellersville	$58,951	★★★★★	C
55	Foundations Behavioral Health Doylestown	Doylestown	$58,972	Not Rated	C
56	Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr	Bryn Mawr	$59,711	★★★★☆	C
57	Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys	Saint Marys	$59,980	★★★☆☆	C
58	Meadville Medical Center Meadville	Meadville	$60,070	★★★☆☆	C
59	Paoli Hospital Paoli	Paoli	$60,169	★★★★★	A
60	Upmc Jameson New Castle	New Castle	$60,383	★★★☆☆	C
61	Upmc Lititz Lititz	Lititz	$60,604	★★★☆☆	D
62	Upmc Williamsport Williamsport	Williamsport	$60,838	★★★☆☆	C
63	Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital Orwigsburg	Orwigsburg	$61,212	★★★★☆	B
64	Bucktail Medical Center Renovo	Renovo	$61,880	Not Rated	C
65	Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown	Allentown	$62,216	★★★★☆	C
66	St Mary Medical Center Langhorne	Langhorne	$62,505	★★☆☆☆	D
67	Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem	Bensalem	$62,868	Not Rated	D
68	Belmont Behavioral Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$63,302	Not Rated	C
69	Surgical Institute Of Reading Wyomissing	Wyomissing	$64,037	Not Rated	D
70	Pottstown Hospital Pottstown	Pottstown	$64,038	★★☆☆☆	D
71	Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg	$65,916	★★★☆☆	C
72	Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$66,672	★★★★☆	B
73	Clarion Hospital Clarion	Clarion	$67,425	★★☆☆☆	C
74	Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler	Butler	$67,623	★★☆☆☆	C
75	Grove City Medical Center Grove City	Grove City	$68,384	Not Rated	C
76	Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation Hospital York	York	$69,309	Not Rated	C
77	Temple University Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$69,576	★★★☆☆	C
78	Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City Dickson City	Dickson City	$70,587	★★★★☆	C
79	Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring	Roaring Spring	$72,522	★★★☆☆	C
80	Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia	Philadelphia	$74,165	★★☆☆☆	D
81	Edgewood Surgical Hospital Transfer	Transfer	$75,400	Not Rated	C
82	Penn Highlands Mon Valley Monongahela	Monongahela	$75,585	★★☆☆☆	C
83	Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata	Ephrata	$76,826	★★★★☆	B
84	Meadows Psychiatric Center Centre Hall	Centre Hall	$77,174	Not Rated	F
85	Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes-Barre	$80,075	★☆☆☆☆	F
86	Roxbury Treatment Center Shippensburg	Shippensburg	$80,904	Not Rated	D
87	Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie Macungie	Macungie	$81,192	Not Rated	C
88	Va Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ Dr Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	$81,451	★★★☆☆	D
89	Berwick Hospital Center Berwick	Berwick	$81,947	Not Rated	D
90	Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford	Royersford	$83,619	Not Rated	C
91	Fulton County Medical Center Mcconnellsburg	Mcconnellsburg	$84,562	★★★☆☆	C
92	Regional Hospital Of Scranton Scranton	Scranton	$91,478	★★★☆☆	C
93	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton	Easton	$91,987	★★★★★	B
94	Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg	Harrisburg	$105,548	Not Rated	D

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours cost in Pennsylvania?

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours (DRG 208) averages $57,801 in total Medicare payment across 94 Pennsylvania hospitals reporting this code. Within the state, payments span $29,420 to $105,548 — about 4× from cheapest to most expensive.

Is Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours more or less expensive in Pennsylvania than nationally?

Pennsylvania's state-level average of $57,801 sits above the national Medicare average of $53,417 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 4× 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.