Office visit, new patient (level 4) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 83 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $272 — 7% above the US median ($255), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $54 $104 ★ 4/5 200 min
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $67 $130 ★ 4/5 219 min
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $71 $131 ★ 4/5 170 min
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $82 $131 ★ 3/5 155 min
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $82 $131 ★ 3/5 261 min
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $85 $337
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $86 $131 ★ 4/5 150 min
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $90 $131 ★ 4/5 203 min
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $90 $131 ★ 3/5 274 min
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $97 $131 ★ 5/5 184 min
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $100 $141 ★ 2/5 195 min
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $101 $131 ★ 3/5 208 min
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $107 $150 ★ 3/5 178 min
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $118 $269 ★ 3/5 252 min
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $118 $98 ★ 3/5 195 min
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $130 $102 102 min
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $134 $127 ★ 3/5 185 min
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $134 $117 ★ 4/5 135 min
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $175 $134 ★ 5/5 197 min
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $189 $169 ★ 2/5 166 min
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $236 $236 ★ 2/5 194 min
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $246 $199 ★ 2/5 211 min
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $246 $199 ★ 4/5 162 min
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $246 $199 ★ 4/5 165 min
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA $246 $199 ★ 5/5 181 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$433
Cash / self-pay
$272
Insurer-negotiated
$179
Medicare pays
$177
$86$807
Median cash $272  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $272 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $433 list price could save about $161 (37%).

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