Prices at 29 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$146
Chargemaster (median)
$214
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$96
Medicare pays
$64
Typical cash range: $17 – $454. The median cash price is about 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonsburg General Hospital | Canonsburg, PA | $16 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.6% |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville, PA | $16 | $55 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 16.5% |
| Grove City Medical Center | Grove City, PA | $17 | $55 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.1% |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $18 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 274 min | 14.7% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital | Natrona, PA | $18 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | 15.7% |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford, PA | $19 | $59 | ★ 5/5 | 186 min | 15.3% |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $20 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 203 min | 16.3% |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $76 | $45 | ★ 2/5 | 290 min | 15.4% |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $99 | $64 | ★ 4/5 | 238 min | 15.4% |
| Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | Royersford, PA | $119 | $156 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $120 | $96 | ★ 4/5 | 316 min | 15.2% |
| Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $120 | $96 | ★ 5/5 | 280 min | 14.4% |
| Troy Community Hospital | Troy, PA | $171 | $89 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | 15.6% |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre, PA | $171 | $142 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | 15.7% |
| Surgical Institute Of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $192 | $34 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $218 | $154 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.6% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $278 | $151 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | 15.8% |
| Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital | Jersey Shore, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | 14.8% |
| Geisinger-community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.1% |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | 15.6% |
| Geisinger-bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 14.7% |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | Muncy, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.6% |
| Geisinger-lewistown Hospital | Lewistown, PA | $454 | $366 | ★ 5/5 | 181 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. 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.