CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 37 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $776 — 28% below the US median ($1,080), roughly 0.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $142 $221 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $234 $246 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $243 $262 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $275 $224 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $282 $232 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $344 $661 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $375 $292 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $455 $240 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $494 $266 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $520 $283 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $568 $520 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $692 $1,120 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $732 $1,258 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $776 $626 ★ 2/5 204 min 16.1%
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $776 $626 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.7%
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $776 $626 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.8%
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA $776 $626 ★ 5/5 181 min 14.6%
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes Barre, PA $776 $626 ★ 4/5 202 min 15.6%
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy Muncy, PA $776 $626 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.6%
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital Jersey Shore, PA $776 $626 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.8%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,326 $1,061 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $1,425 $855 ★ 4/5 224 min 15.5%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,711 $1,996 95 min
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $1,778 $1,111 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $1,867 $1,173 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%

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)
$1,571
Cash / self-pay
$776
Insurer-negotiated
$626
Medicare pays
$835
$272$1,867
Median cash $776  ·  Medicare $835  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $776 — about 0.9× the Medicare rate ($835). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,670).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,571 list price could save about $795 (51%).

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