Radiofrequency nerve ablation cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 62 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,290 — 12% below the US median ($2,596), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $462 $580 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $770 $101 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $1,157 $1,902 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $1,157 $1,902 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $1,451 $4,256 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
St Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 5/5 187 min 16.4%
St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA $1,454 $1,986 ★ 5/5 127 min 15.7%
St Luke's Hospital-Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 4/5 218 min 14.8%
St Luke's Hospital-Easton Campus Easton, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 4/5 108 min 15.6%
St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital Coaldale, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.9%
St Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus Stroudsburg, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 5/5 168 min 15.2%
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital Orwigsburg, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 5/5 120 min 14.4%
St Luke's Hospital-Carbon Campus Lehighton, PA $1,454 $2,039 ★ 5/5 142 min 15.9%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $1,623 $1,987 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $1,893 $1,893 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $1,921 $1,988 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $1,946 $1,871 14.2%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,948 $1,835 95 min
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,996 $2,056 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $2,032 $2,008 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $2,172 $1,869 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $2,172 $1,869 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $2,172 $1,869 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $2,172 $1,869 114 min 15.3%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $2,204 $268 ★ 2/5 290 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$5,401
Cash / self-pay
$2,290
Insurer-negotiated
$2,039
Medicare pays
$462
$1,454$6,650
Median cash $2,290  ·  Medicare $462  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,290 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($462). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($924).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,401 list price could save about $3,111 (58%).

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