DRG 208 · Respiratory

Respiratory Condition with Ventilator Support Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

A breathing problem severe enough to need a mechanical ventilator for up to about four days. The stay typically involves intensive care, medications to keep the patient comfortable on the ventilator, and treatment of the underlying lung condition.

State average
$118,098
gross charge · DRG 208
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$55,344 – $254,289
low to high
Lowest $55,344 Highest $254,289

21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory condition with ventilator support (DRG 208). Prices range from $55,344 to $254,289 — roughly 5×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $118,098.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists respiratory condition with ventilator support at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent respiratory condition with ventilator support admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Pennsylvania hospitals missing from the list either don't perform respiratory condition with ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 208 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    Gross charge $55,344
    Cash pay $19,392
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $55,344
    Cash pay $19,392
  3. 3

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $61,521
    Cash pay $49,217
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,069
  4. 4

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $64,005
    Cash pay $41,603
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,924
  5. 5

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $64,005
    Cash pay $41,603
  6. 6

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $64,005
    Cash pay $41,603
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,124
  7. 7

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $66,389
    Cash pay $53,111
  8. 8

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $69,799
    Cash pay $19,393
  9. 9

    Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Honesdale, PA

    Gross charge $78,034
    Cash pay $62,427
  10. 10

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $128,472
    Cash pay $51,389
  11. 11

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $128,472
    Cash pay $51,389
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,015
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    Gross charge $128,472
    Cash pay $51,389
  13. 13
    Gross charge $128,472
    Cash pay $51,389
  14. 14

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,431
  15. 15

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
  16. 16

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,017
  17. 17

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
  18. 18

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,567
  19. 19

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $154,917
    Cash pay $96,048
  20. 20

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $203,928
    Cash pay $29,505
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,117
  21. 21

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    43 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $254,289
    Cash pay $29,505
    Medicare pays (avg) $29,984
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    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  24. 24

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $20,713
  25. 25

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    28 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $21,854
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    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  31. 31

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $37,406
  32. 32

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  33. 33

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  34. 34

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $20,597
  35. 35

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  36. 36

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    24 Medicare stays/yr
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    Cash pay $36,858
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,937
  37. 37

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  38. 38

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $19,005
  39. 39

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  40. 40

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  41. 41

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  43. 43

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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    Cash pay $26,458
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    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $36,858
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,077
  48. 48

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  49. 49

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  50. 50

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  51. 51

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  52. 52

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  54. 54

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  55. 55

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  56. 56

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  57. 57

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  58. 58

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $21,219
  59. 59

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,685
  60. 60

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,830
  61. 61

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  62. 62

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  63. 63

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  64. 64

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  65. 65

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  66. 66

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  67. 67

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    49 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $21,640
  68. 68

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,427
  69. 69

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,490
  70. 70

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  71. 71

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  72. 72

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  73. 73

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,276
  74. 74

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  76. 76

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  77. 77

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  78. 78

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  79. 79

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  80. 80

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  81. 81

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    33 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,284
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    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  84. 84

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  85. 85

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  86. 86

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  87. 87

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $25,275

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