Varicose vein ablation cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 66 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,686 — 54% above the US median ($4,347), roughly 6.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $2,245 $6,882 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $2,862 $3,251 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $3,051 $3,051 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $3,106 $3,153 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $3,156 $3,272 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,227 $3,325 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA $3,416 $3,791 ★ 5/5 188 min 14.8%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $3,563 $497 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $3,641 $2,181 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,690 $3,370 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $3,690 $3,272 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,730 $4,088 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $3,777 $3,319 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $4,017 $3,418 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $4,555 $3,037 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $4,888 $3,240 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA $4,891 $3,374 ★ 5/5 247 min 14.5%
Reading Hospital West Reading, PA $4,891 $3,560 ★ 4/5 238 min 15.4%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $5,321 $3,661 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $5,501 $2,717 ★ 4/5 224 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $5,931 $3,176 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA $6,413 $6,917 14.7%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $6,423 $2,856 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $6,438 $3,518 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $6,686 $3,808 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%

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)
$12,526
Cash / self-pay
$6,686
Insurer-negotiated
$3,539
Medicare pays
$1,018
$3,265$17,447
Median cash $6,686  ·  Medicare $1,018  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $6,686 — about 6.6× the Medicare rate ($1,018). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,036).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,526 list price could save about $5,839 (47%).

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