Abdominal ultrasound (complete) cost in Pennsylvania

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

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,590
Cash / self-pay
$969
Insurer-negotiated
$194
Medicare pays
$114
$124$1,964
Median cash $969  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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%).

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