Scoliosis spine X-ray cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 80 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $379 — 38% above the US median ($275), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $70 $19 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $77 $85 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $77 $85 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $84 $102 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $85 $85 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $94 $95 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $97 $104 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $103 $123 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $105 $105 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $110 $94 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $113 $97 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $114 $101 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $114 $94 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $118 $94 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $123 $173 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $123 $173 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $123 $173 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $123 $173 114 min 15.3%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $126 $110 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $128 $105 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $138 $58 16.0%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $138 $106 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $150 $71 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $161 $114 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $175 $110 ★ 2/5 158 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 August 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)
$612
Cash / self-pay
$379
Insurer-negotiated
$123
Medicare pays
$58
$101$978
Median cash $379  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $379 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($58). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $612 list price could save about $232 (38%).

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