Prices at 82 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,558 — 46% above the US median ($1,064), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $383 | $202 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $401 | $518 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $540 | $1,520 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $621 | $497 | ★ 4/5 | 326 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $647 | $647 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $685 | $717 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $712 | $749 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $787 | $129 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $804 | $716 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $824 | $786 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $1,006 | $1,714 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $1,037 | $716 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $1,058 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $1,129 | $808 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $1,134 | $970 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $1,134 | $965 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $1,159 | $733 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $1,258 | $701 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $1,259 | $804 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $1,365 | $777 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $1,438 | $781 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,506 | $748 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $1,609 | $38 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $1,731 | $1,153 | — | 102 min | — |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $2,213 | $1,217 | ★ 4/5 | 245 min | — |
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 October 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 $1,558 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($216). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($432).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,723 list price could save about $2,165 (58%).
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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