Prices at 77 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,699 — 3% below the US median ($1,754), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $276 | $180 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | 15.3% |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $301 | $203 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.6% |
| Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | Royersford, PA | $316 | $427 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $335 | $176 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.1% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $364 | $195 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 15.8% |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $379 | $171 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 14.5% |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $379 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | 15.1% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $383 | $208 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $569 | $654 | ★ 4/5 | 255 min | 14.3% |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $569 | $651 | ★ 4/5 | 146 min | 13.9% |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $569 | $284 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | 14.3% |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $569 | $313 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 15.2% |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $569 | $578 | ★ 4/5 | 177 min | 14.9% |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $569 | $631 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | 13.5% |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $617 | $257 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $649 | $232 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | 15.6% |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $814 | $181 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.5% |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $931 | $207 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | 15.0% |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $1,009 | $452 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | 15.5% |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $1,124 | $462 | ★ 3/5 | 172 min | 15.4% |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $1,130 | $783 | ★ 4/5 | 151 min | 14.9% |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $1,217 | $503 | ★ 5/5 | 145 min | 14.6% |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $1,217 | $503 | ★ 2/5 | 173 min | 15.3% |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $1,217 | $503 | — | 86 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $1,217 | $503 | — | 114 min | 15.3% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,699 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($197). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($393).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,009 list price could save about $2,310 (58%).
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