Complete blood count (CBC) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 86 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $45 — 20% below the US median ($57), roughly 6.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $8 $8
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $8 $19
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 234 min
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 2/5 316 min
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 268 min
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 236 min
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $8 $8 ★ 4/5 297 min
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $11 $36
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $11 $8 ★ 3/5 232 min
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $11 $8 ★ 3/5 252 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $11 $9 ★ 4/5 200 min
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $12 $8 ★ 3/5 185 min
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $12 $8 ★ 4/5 135 min
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $15 $8 ★ 4/5 196 min
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $15 $8 ★ 3/5 231 min
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $15 $24 ★ 4/5 254 min
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $15 $24 ★ 4/5 149 min
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $15 $11 ★ 5/5 197 min
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $15 $19 ★ 4/5 145 min
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $15 $17 ★ 4/5 178 min
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $15 $24 ★ 5/5 184 min
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $15 $25
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $17 $8 ★ 4/5 261 min
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $18 $8 ★ 3/5 195 min
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $23 $9 ★ 3/5 195 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 September 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)
$105
Cash / self-pay
$45
Insurer-negotiated
$14
Medicare pays
$7
$8$133
Median cash $45  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $45 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $105 list price could save about $59 (57%).

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