CT scan of the pelvis with and without contrast cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 76 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,616 — 7% below the US median ($1,742), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $245 $727 95 min
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $253 $311 16.0%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $258 $176 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $280 $195 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $295 $193 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $311 $171 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $311 $171 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA $316 $427 14.7%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $385 $220 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $472 $216 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $572 $645 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $572 $639 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $572 $281 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $622 $232 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $672 $385 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $741 $247 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $840 $600 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $861 $216 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $886 $863 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $1,082 $1,118 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $1,193 $501 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $1,247 $493 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $1,247 $493 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $1,247 $493 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $1,247 $493 114 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,492
Cash / self-pay
$1,616
Insurer-negotiated
$406
Medicare pays
$251
$237$5,554
Median cash $1,616  ·  Medicare $251  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,616 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($251). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($501).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,492 list price could save about $1,875 (54%).

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