Prices at 45 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$66
Chargemaster (median)
$164
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$39
Medicare pays
$16
Typical cash range: $7 – $207. The median cash price is about 4.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville, PA | $7 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 16.5% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital | Canonsburg, PA | $7 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.6% |
| Grove City Medical Center | Grove City, PA | $7 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.1% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital | Natrona, PA | $7 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | 15.7% |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $7 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 274 min | 14.7% |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford, PA | $8 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | 15.3% |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $8 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | 16.3% |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $22 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 14.5% |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $22 | $36 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | 15.1% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $36 | $38 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $38 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | 15.5% |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $42 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 290 min | 15.4% |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $43 | $23 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $44 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 253 min | 16.2% |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $46 | $42 | ★ 3/5 | 269 min | 15.4% |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $46 | $41 | ★ 4/5 | 293 min | 15.6% |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre, PA | $49 | $34 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | 15.7% |
| Troy Community Hospital | Troy, PA | $49 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | 15.6% |
| Surgical Institute Of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $54 | $12 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $66 | $35 | — | 86 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $66 | $35 | ★ 2/5 | 173 min | 15.3% |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $66 | $35 | — | 114 min | 15.3% |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $66 | $35 | ★ 5/5 | 145 min | 14.6% |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $66 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.6% |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $71 | $109 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.0% |
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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.