Hospital · Federal record

PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private · 166 beds · READING, PA

  • CCN 390096
  • 4 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 74%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.057
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: -0.08
HVBP
Score 17.00
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
74%
HCAHPS summary star rating 4 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 184 $47,457 $8,836
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 142 $68,489 $13,392
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 54 $36,885 $6,381
378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC 53 $56,801 $6,807
690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC 47 $26,735 $5,270
190 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC 43 $40,581 $7,106
392 ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC 42 $32,408 $5,140
603 CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC 42 $30,298 $5,902
189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE 37 $51,639 $8,450
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 36 $59,980 $10,951

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,122
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,969
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $4,611
5093 Level 3 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,101
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $5,124
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $11,086
5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 16, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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