Prices at 90 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,529 — 42% above the US median ($2,493), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $695 | $485 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $978 | $1,523 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $978 | $1,523 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $1,130 | $3,026 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $1,298 | $1,222 | — | 102 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $1,298 | $1,615 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $1,341 | $2,773 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,342 | $3,600 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $1,494 | $1,674 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $1,524 | $1,736 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $1,571 | $1,571 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $1,624 | $1,706 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,688 | $1,773 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,864 | $292 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,900 | $1,751 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $1,900 | $1,700 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $1,904 | $982 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $1,917 | $2,616 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,951 | $1,607 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $2,242 | $1,168 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $2,242 | $1,168 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $2,242 | $1,168 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $2,242 | $1,168 | — | 126 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $2,383 | $2,267 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $2,516 | $1,695 | ★ 3/5 | 252 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)
Typical cash price here is $3,529 — about 7.4× 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 $6,947 list price could save about $3,418 (49%).
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