Prices at 79 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $969 — 44% above the US median ($674), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $151 | $83 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $154 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.1% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $167 | $116 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 15.8% |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $176 | $123 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $176 | $115 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $235 | $105 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 15.5% |
| Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | Royersford, PA | $300 | $405 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $395 | $258 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | 15.5% |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $414 | $130 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | 14.8% |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $439 | $273 | ★ 4/5 | 151 min | 14.9% |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $471 | $361 | ★ 2/5 | 200 min | 15.4% |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $528 | $306 | — | 95 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $528 | $193 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.0% |
| Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc | Greensburg, PA | $561 | $135 | — | 95 min | 14.6% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $569 | $135 | ★ 2/5 | 229 min | 16.6% |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $572 | $230 | ★ 2/5 | 158 min | 15.6% |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $607 | $416 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | 14.5% |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $607 | $416 | ★ 4/5 | 270 min | 14.8% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $612 | $139 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | 15.6% |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $651 | $310 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 15.5% |
| UPMC Bedford Memorial | Everett, PA | $658 | $570 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.4% |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler, PA | $715 | $511 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | 14.9% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $727 | $105 | — | — | — |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $912 | $162 | ★ 3/5 | 172 min | 15.4% |
| UPMC McKeesport Hospital | Mc Keesport, PA | $949 | $601 | ★ 3/5 | 209 min | 15.1% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $969 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($114). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,590 list price could save about $621 (39%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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