Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $367 — 17% above the US median ($313), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $110 | $63 | — | — | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $113 | $187 | — | 95 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $114 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 14.5% |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $114 | $185 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | 15.1% |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $125 | $59 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | 15.4% |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $142 | $301 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | 15.5% |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $145 | $105 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.5% |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $152 | $437 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $173 | $196 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | 15.0% |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $177 | $237 | ★ 5/5 | 145 min | 14.6% |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $177 | $237 | ★ 2/5 | 173 min | 15.3% |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $177 | $237 | — | 86 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $177 | $237 | — | 114 min | 15.3% |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $185 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.0% |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $185 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | 14.5% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $193 | $193 | — | — | 14.5% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $197 | $230 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $199 | $205 | ★ 3/5 | 172 min | 15.4% |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $201 | $191 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | 15.6% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $205 | $246 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | 15.5% |
| Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital | Bensalem, PA | $206 | $198 | — | — | 14.2% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $220 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 229 min | 16.6% |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $226 | $49 | ★ 2/5 | 290 min | 15.4% |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $231 | $475 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.9% |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $233 | $223 | ★ 3/5 | 269 min | 15.4% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $367 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $694 list price could save about $326 (47%).
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