Pacemaker insertion cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 105 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35,632 — 12% above the US median ($31,763), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $15,397 $20,485 14.5%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $15,601 $24,401 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $17,056 $23,148 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $17,909 $26,009 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $18,928 $22,341 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $20,074 $22,082 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $21,984 $17,574 16.0%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $25,447 $34,421 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $27,731 $26,218 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $27,731 $26,218 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $27,731 $26,218 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $27,731 $26,218 114 min 15.3%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $28,746 $27,324 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $28,746 $24,293 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $42,518 $24,960 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.7%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $42,665 $40,903 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $46,947 $36,670 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $53,139 $44,126 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $59,760 $22,103 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $62,042 $39,042 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $63,730 $51,395 ★ 2/5 204 min 16.1%
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $63,730 $51,395 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.7%
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $63,730 $51,395 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.8%
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA $63,730 $51,395 ★ 5/5 181 min 14.6%
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes Barre, PA $63,730 $51,395 ★ 4/5 202 min 15.6%

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)
$102,790
Cash / self-pay
$35,632
Insurer-negotiated
$24,401
Medicare pays
$15,506
$17,653$63,730
Median cash $35,632  ·  Medicare $15,506  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $35,632 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($15,506). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($31,012).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $102,790 list price could save about $67,158 (65%).

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