Total IgE allergy test cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 90 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $68 — 9% below the US median ($74), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $11 $17 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.6%
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $11 $17 ★ 3/5 252 min 16.5%
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $12 $17 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.1%
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $12 $17 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.7%
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $12 $17 ★ 3/5 274 min 14.7%
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $13 $17 ★ 5/5 186 min 15.3%
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $14 $17 ★ 3/5 203 min 16.3%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $16 $17 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $16 $18 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $16 $17
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $19 $18 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $19 $17 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $19 $18 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $19 $19 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $19 $18 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $20 $20 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $25 $109 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $26 $20 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $27 $21 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $27 $21 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $28 $19 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $31 $17 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $34 $19 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $35 $23 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $35 $19 ★ 4/5 253 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)
$173
Cash / self-pay
$68
Insurer-negotiated
$26
Medicare pays
$16
$15$245
Median cash $68  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $68 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $173 list price could save about $105 (61%).

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