Prices at 64 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,790 — 75% above the US median ($1,598), roughly 8.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $424 | $310 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $434 | $347 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.1% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $471 | $348 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 15.8% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $496 | $377 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $543 | $941 | ★ 4/5 | 255 min | 14.3% |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $686 | $1,011 | ★ 4/5 | 177 min | 14.9% |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $704 | $520 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $760 | $339 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 14.5% |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $760 | $327 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | 15.1% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $852 | $421 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | 15.6% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $858 | $538 | ★ 2/5 | 229 min | 16.6% |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $1,105 | $857 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | 15.5% |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $1,448 | $147 | ★ 4/5 | 238 min | 15.4% |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $1,452 | $837 | ★ 5/5 | 145 min | 14.6% |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $1,452 | $837 | ★ 2/5 | 173 min | 15.3% |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $1,452 | $837 | — | 86 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $1,452 | $837 | — | 114 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $1,956 | $642 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.0% |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester, PA | $2,347 | $753 | ★ 5/5 | 247 min | 14.5% |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $2,480 | $546 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | 15.6% |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler, PA | $3,100 | $725 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | 14.9% |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown, PA | $3,479 | $940 | ★ 4/5 | 224 min | 15.5% |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $4,264 | $1,442 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 15.5% |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $4,561 | $2,924 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.1% |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $4,561 | $2,924 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 14.7% |
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 August 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)
Typical cash price here is $2,790 — about 8.7× the Medicare rate ($322). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($645).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,078 list price could save about $3,288 (54%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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