Prices at 55 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,322 — 72% above the US median ($771), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair Hospital 🍼 | Pittsburgh, PA | $233 | $2,007 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center 🍼 | Langhorne, PA | $275 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $546 | $897 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $546 | $897 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $549 | $598 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center 🍼 | Johnstown, PA | $549 | $598 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $549 | $598 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $549 | $598 | — | 126 min | — |
| Reading Hospital 🍼 | West Reading, PA | $559 | $321 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital 🍼 | Philadelphia, PA | $825 | $950 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital 🍼 | East Norriton, PA | $825 | $922 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $844 | $844 | — | — | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital 🍼 | York, PA | $892 | $952 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital 🍼 | Gettysburg, PA | $892 | $963 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital 🍼 | Ephrata, PA | $892 | $866 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $906 | $855 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $974 | $866 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,039 | $83 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $1,062 | $298 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita 🍼 | Butler, PA | $1,218 | $1,218 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center 🍼 | Scranton, PA | $1,322 | $1,067 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital 🍼 | Bloomsburg, PA | $1,322 | $1,067 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center 🍼 | Danville, PA | $1,322 | $1,067 | ★ 4/5 | 165 min | — |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital 🍼 | Lewistown, PA | $1,322 | $1,067 | ★ 5/5 | 181 min | — |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center 🍼 | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,322 | $1,067 | ★ 4/5 | 200 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,322 — about 11.1× the Medicare rate ($120). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($239).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,130 list price could save about $808 (38%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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