Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 80 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,346 — 4% below the US median ($1,406), roughly 7.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $242 $204 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $367 $201 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $497 $194 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $497 $215 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $501 $403 95 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $508 $626 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $539 $580 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $539 $580 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $555 $580 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $585 $609 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $608 $636 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $630 $442 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $672 $244 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $681 $645 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $687 $668 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $704 $1,545 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $813 $405 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $854 $673 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.7%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $859 $894 16.0%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $867 $619 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $889 $605 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $904 $783 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $939 $312 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $939 $312 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $939 $312 86 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 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)
$3,164
Cash / self-pay
$1,346
Insurer-negotiated
$682
Medicare pays
$171
$539$4,401
Median cash $1,346  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,346 — about 7.9× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,164 list price could save about $1,818 (57%).

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