Prices at 79 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $838 — 61% above the US median ($519), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $127 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $138 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $151 | $73 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $154 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $167 | $116 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $174 | $95 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $176 | $115 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $195 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $246 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $281 | $198 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| UPMC Bedford Memorial | Everett, PA | $291 | $288 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $298 | $314 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $302 | $192 | — | 102 min | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $335 | $139 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $341 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $350 | $475 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | — |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $416 | $299 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $416 | $299 | ★ 4/5 | 266 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $455 | $122 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $460 | $288 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $476 | $238 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc | Greensburg, PA | $561 | $109 | — | 96 min | — |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler, PA | $575 | $534 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $606 | $91 | — | — | — |
| Troy Community Hospital | Troy, PA | $625 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 140 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 $838 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($86). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($172).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,164 list price could save about $326 (28%).
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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