Cardiac catheterization cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 68 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,185 — about the US median ($9,329), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $1,921 $3,158 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $1,921 $3,158 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $2,531 $170 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $2,739 $7,066 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $3,118 $3,118 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $3,189 $3,424 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,314 $3,500 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $3,659 $939 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $3,738 $4,305 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,830 $4,300 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $4,425 $170 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $4,427 $2,763 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $4,427 $2,763 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $4,427 $2,763 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $4,427 $2,763 114 min 15.3%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $4,488 $3,817 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $4,677 $11,700 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $4,995 $3,327 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $5,047 $4,084 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $5,438 $3,759 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $5,519 $17,788 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $5,519 $17,788 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $6,061 $3,261 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $6,230 $3,375 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA $6,316 $3,940 ★ 5/5 188 min 14.8%

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)
$19,996
Cash / self-pay
$9,185
Insurer-negotiated
$5,694
Medicare pays
$1,049
$3,417$32,365
Median cash $9,185  ·  Medicare $1,049  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $9,185 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($1,049). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,098).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $19,996 list price could save about $10,811 (54%).

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