Shoulder arthroscopy cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 69 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $8,376 — 44% above the US median ($5,837), roughly 8.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $2,033 $2,113 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $2,348 $488 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $2,365 $488 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $5,050 $15,815 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $6,925 $6,925 14.5%
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $6,943 $6,676 14.2%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8,376 $7,466 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $8,376 $7,249 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA $8,591 $12,618 14.7%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $10,468 $7,609 16.0%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $10,787 $1,310 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $10,787 $1,310 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $10,787 $1,310 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $10,787 $1,310 114 min 15.3%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $11,093 $7,446 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $12,077 $8,413 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $13,461 $7,298 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $14,613 $8,085 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $15,384 $8,358 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $16,280 $7,455
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $41,324 $4,417 ★ 4/5 224 min 15.5%

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)
$20,967
Cash / self-pay
$8,376
Insurer-negotiated
$6,779
Medicare pays
$962
$700$14,844
Median cash $8,376  ·  Medicare $962  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $8,376 — about 8.7× the Medicare rate ($962). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,925).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $20,967 list price could save about $12,591 (60%).

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