Burn treatment cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 14 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $332 — 9% above the US median ($305), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $205 $239 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $209 $223 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $226 $110 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $237 $533 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $249 $27 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $310 $175
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $355 $101
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $524 $239 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $524 $239
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $799 $357 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $1,089 $417 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,209 $526 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%

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)
$620
Cash / self-pay
$332
Insurer-negotiated
$235
Medicare pays
$129
$211$1,060
Median cash $332  ·  Medicare $129  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $332 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($129). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($259).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $620 list price could save about $287 (46%).

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