Bilirubin blood test cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 85 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $28 — 32% below the US median ($41), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $4 $5 ★ 3/5 203 min 16.3%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $5 $5 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $5 $6 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $5 $6 14.5%
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $6 $12
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $6 $6 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $6 $5 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $6 $6 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $6 $6 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $6 $5 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $8 $33 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $9 $6 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $10 $8 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $10 $5 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $10 $18 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $10 $18 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $10 $9 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $10 $15 ★ 4/5 140 min 15.2%
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $10 $16 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.9%
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $10 $15 ★ 5/5 190 min 13.5%
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $10 $18 15.5%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $10 $6 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $11 $6 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $12 $6 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$61
Cash / self-pay
$28
Insurer-negotiated
$12
Medicare pays
$5
$6$98
Median cash $28  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $28 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $61 list price could save about $33 (54%).

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