ACL knee reconstruction cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 68 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $8,687 — 8% above the US median ($8,026), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $2,153 $328 ★ 2/5 223 min —
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $2,967 $3,585 ★ 4/5 147 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $5,050 $15,815 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $6,925 $6,925 — — —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $6,943 $6,676 — — —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $7,418 $7,418 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8,376 $7,486 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $8,376 $7,249 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $8,687 $1,509 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $8,687 $1,509 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $8,687 $1,509 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $8,687 $1,509 — 126 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $10,468 $8,402 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $11,093 $7,446 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $12,077 $8,413 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $13,461 $7,298 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $14,613 $8,085 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $15,384 $8,358 ★ 4/5 261 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $17,593 $5,626 — — —
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $31,627 $6,152 ★ 2/5 222 min —
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $41,668 $3,387 ★ 4/5 228 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)
$21,717
Cash / self-pay
$8,687
Insurer-negotiated
$7,193
Medicare pays
$889
$3,175$17,372
Median cash $8,687  ·  Medicare $889  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $8,687 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($889). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,779).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $21,717 list price could save about $13,030 (60%).

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