Prices at 41 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,657 — 36% below the US median ($2,587), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $424 | $315 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $424 | $315 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie, PA | $618 | $914 | ★ 4/5 | 219 min | — |
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills, PA | $652 | $914 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | — |
| Canonsburg General Hospital | Canonsburg, PA | $755 | $914 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville, PA | $755 | $914 | ★ 3/5 | 261 min | — |
| Grove City Medical Center | Grove City, PA | $790 | $914 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital | Natrona, PA | $824 | $914 | ★ 4/5 | 203 min | — |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $824 | $914 | ★ 3/5 | 274 min | — |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford, PA | $893 | $914 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $927 | $914 | ★ 3/5 | 208 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $1,657 | $1,086 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $1,956 | $2,445 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $2,595 | $315 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $2,769 | $6,861 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $3,015 | $5,832 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $3,360 | $6,347 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $3,510 | $1,140 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $3,647 | $6,325 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $3,840 | $7,850 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,660 | $8,299 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown, PA | $11,514 | $2,598 | ★ 4/5 | 228 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $22,283 | $14,484 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,657 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($1,136). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,273).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,433 list price could save about $1,776 (52%).
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