Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 56 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $175 — 42% above the US median ($123), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $39 $33 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.5%
UPMC Memorial York, PA $39 $33 ★ 4/5 270 min 14.8%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $59 $184 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $59 $184 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $65 $55 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $97 $57 95 min
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $119 $59 82 min
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $129 $126 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $145 $122 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $145 $122 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $145 $122 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $145 $122 114 min 15.3%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $152 $420 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $156 $198 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $161 $117 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $170 $204 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Reading Hospital West Reading, PA $180 $28 ★ 4/5 238 min 15.4%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $187 $218 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.7%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $187 $113 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $189 $197 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $193 $193 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $197 $307 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $205 $318 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $206 $196 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $217 $215 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%

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)
$364
Cash / self-pay
$175
Insurer-negotiated
$122
Medicare pays
$36
$19$442
Median cash $175  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $175 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $364 list price could save about $189 (52%).

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