X-ray of the ribs (3 views) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 92 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $418 — 36% above the US median ($306), roughly 10.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $74 $93 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $74 $93 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $74 $93 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $74 $93 — 126 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $91 $200 — — —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $93 $123 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $102 $107 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $106 $112 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $110 $106 — — —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $121 $96 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $124 $101 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $125 $112 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $125 $107 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $127 $107 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $132 $102 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $133 $108 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $133 $84 — 82 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $138 $121 ★ 3/5 232 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $141 $138 ★ 4/5 142 min —
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $143 $88 — 102 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $151 $128 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $154 $105 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $162 $148 ★ 2/5 195 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 $46 ★ 2/5 141 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 October 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)
$649
Cash / self-pay
$418
Insurer-negotiated
$118
Medicare pays
$42
$102$857
Median cash $418  ·  Medicare $42  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $418 — about 10.0× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($84).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $649 list price could save about $231 (36%).

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