Prices at 25 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$5,560
Chargemaster (median)
$8,967
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$2,219
Medicare pays
$126
$2,526$5,785
Median cash $5,560 · Medicare $126 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $2,526 – $5,785. The median cash price is about 44.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $1,887 | $2,011 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,961 | $2,060 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | 15.5% |
| Surgical Institute Of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $2,768 | $1,813 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $2,946 | $1,969 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | 15.3% |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $3,207 | $2,225 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.6% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $3,574 | $1,930 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.1% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $3,880 | $2,138 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 15.8% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $4,085 | $2,219 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | 15.6% |
| Geisinger-lewistown Hospital | Lewistown, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 5/5 | 181 min | 14.6% |
| Geisinger-bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 14.7% |
| Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital | Jersey Shore, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | 14.8% |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | Muncy, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.6% |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | 15.8% |
| Geisinger-community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $5,560 | $4,484 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.1% |
| Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,762 | $2,881 | ★ 5/5 | 280 min | 14.4% |
| Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | Royersford, PA | $5,840 | $3,879 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $6,055 | $3,028 | ★ 4/5 | 316 min | 15.2% |
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.