Prices at 13 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $172 — 54% below the US median ($373), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $98 | $126 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $108 | $49 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $110 | $90 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $113 | $71 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Philadelphia VA Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $172 | $67 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $172 | $67 | — | — | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $256 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $711 | $160 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,106 | $159 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $1,111 | $169 | — | — | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,557 | $619 | ★ 4/5 | 326 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 September 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 $172 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($53).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $773 list price could save about $601 (78%).
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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xin Zhang, MD | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | 144 |
| Theodhor Diamanti, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 62 |
| Jignesh Bhavsar, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 48 |
| Richard Weiss, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 39 |
| Adam Guss, D.O | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | 37 |
| Adam Guss, D.O | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | 37 |
| Neil Levin, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 36 |
| Slawomir Kusmirek, M.D. | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 35 |
| Pasquale Santangeli, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Philadelphia, PA | 31 |
| Craig Frankil, DO | Interventional Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 30 |
| Haytham Albizem, MD | General Practice | Philadelphia, PA | 28 |
| Bradley Bacik, D.O. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Philadelphia, PA | 27 |
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