Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 84 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $696 — 17% above the US median ($596), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $201 $720 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $234 $321 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $234 $321 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $251 $345 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $257 $250 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $292 $338 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $292 $340 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $300 $328 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $324 $325 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $360 $250 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $369 $388 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $373 $219 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $381 $192 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $389 $353 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $389 $343 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $390 $348 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $402 $335 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.5%
UPMC Memorial York, PA $402 $335 ★ 4/5 270 min 14.8%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $413 $86 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $413 $106 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $414 $340 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $477 $125 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $515 $339 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $517 $517 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $538 $330 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%

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)
$1,622
Cash / self-pay
$696
Insurer-negotiated
$353
Medicare pays
$133
$305$1,942
Median cash $696  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $696 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,622 list price could save about $926 (57%).

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