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 14.5%
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $8 $19
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8 $8 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $8 $8 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $11 $36 16.0%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $11 $8 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $11 $8 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $11 $9 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $12 $8 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $12 $8 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $15 $8 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $15 $8 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $15 $24 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $15 $24 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $15 $11 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $15 $19 ★ 4/5 140 min 15.2%
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $15 $17 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.9%
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $15 $24 ★ 5/5 190 min 13.5%
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $15 $25 15.5%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $17 $8 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $18 $8 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $23 $9 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%

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)
$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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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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