Breast biopsy cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 86 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,354 — 34% above the US median ($2,494), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $695 $485 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $978 $1,523 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $978 $1,523 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $1,130 $3,026 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,298 $1,222 95 min
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $1,298 $1,615 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $1,341 $2,773 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $1,342 $3,600 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $1,494 $1,674 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $1,524 $1,736 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $1,571 $1,571 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $1,624 $1,706 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,688 $1,773 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $1,864 $292 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,900 $1,751 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $1,900 $1,700 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $1,904 $982 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $1,917 $2,616 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,951 $1,607 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $2,218 $1,708 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $2,242 $1,168 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $2,242 $1,168 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $2,242 $1,168 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $2,242 $1,168 114 min 15.3%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $2,383 $2,267 16.0%

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 July 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)
$6,510
Cash / self-pay
$3,354
Insurer-negotiated
$1,781
Medicare pays
$478
$1,336$7,322
Median cash $3,354  ·  Medicare $478  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,354 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($478). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($957).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,510 list price could save about $3,156 (48%).

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