Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 80 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $362 — 3% above the US median ($351), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $61 $49 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $111 $51 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $116 $209 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $149 $46 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $149 $51 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $151 $166 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $151 $123 95 min
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $154 $169 14.5%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $156 $175 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $165 $150 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $171 $150 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $171 $150 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $177 $668 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $178 $150 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $178 $150 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $178 $150 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $178 $150 114 min 15.3%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $181 $1,308 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $210 $94 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $222 $269 16.0%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $224 $161 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $226 $160 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
UPMC Horizon Greenville, PA $236 $157 ★ 4/5 163 min 15.9%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $246 $158 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $250 $41 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%

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)
$969
Cash / self-pay
$362
Insurer-negotiated
$172
Medicare pays
$40
$152$878
Median cash $362  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $362 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $969 list price could save about $607 (63%).

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