Arterial blood gas (ABG) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 95 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $108 — 30% below the US median ($154), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $17 $26 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $17 $27 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $18 $27 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $19 $26 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $19 $26 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $20 $27 ★ 5/5 184 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $21 $27 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $26 $27 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $26 $27 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $26 $29 — — —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $29 $64 — — —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $30 $29 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $30 $28 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $30 $28 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $30 $29 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $30 $28 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $39 $89 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $40 $31 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $41 $28 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $41 $28 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $44 $30 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $49 $27 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $53 $30 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $54 $26 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $54 $51 ★ 3/5 178 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)
$212
Cash / self-pay
$108
Insurer-negotiated
$40
Medicare pays
$26
$26$318
Median cash $108  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $108 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $212 list price could save about $104 (49%).

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