Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 81 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $329 — 3% above the US median ($321), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $92 $170 ★ 4/5 212 min 14.7%
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $97 $170 ★ 4/5 172 min 15.4%
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $108 $430
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $112 $170 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.6%
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $112 $170 ★ 3/5 252 min 16.5%
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $117 $170 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.1%
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $122 $170 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.7%
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $122 $170 ★ 3/5 274 min 14.7%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $126 $191 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $132 $170 ★ 5/5 186 min 15.3%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $137 $202 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $137 $170 ★ 3/5 203 min 16.3%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $143 $125 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $151 $343 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $163 $165 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $163 $153 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $191 $137 95 min
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $231 $134 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $268 $217 ★ 2/5 204 min 16.1%
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.7%
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.8%
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA $268 $217 ★ 5/5 181 min 14.6%
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes Barre, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 202 min 15.6%
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy Muncy, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.6%
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital Jersey Shore, PA $268 $217 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.8%

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)
$593
Cash / self-pay
$329
Insurer-negotiated
$217
Medicare pays
$237
$122$1,035
Median cash $329  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $329 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $593 list price could save about $264 (44%).

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