Chemotherapy infusion cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 88 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $491 — 17% above the US median ($418), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $137 $230 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $142 $270 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $142 $270 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $180 $215 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $197 $119 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $197 $175 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $210 $225 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $227 $142 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $232 $142 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $236 $258 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $236 $217 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $238 $223 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $238 $231 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $276 $86 ★ 2/5 223 min —
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $276 $106 ★ 2/5 222 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $280 $316 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $280 $307 ★ 4/5 149 min —
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $289 $250 ★ 2/5 237 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $290 $77 — — —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $291 $225 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $313 $303 ★ 3/5 252 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $317 $140 ★ 3/5 169 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $341 $333 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $344 $338 ★ 2/5 163 min —
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $344 $164 ★ 4/5 140 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,052
Cash / self-pay
$491
Insurer-negotiated
$224
Medicare pays
$81
$230$1,299
Median cash $491  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $491 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,052 list price could save about $561 (53%).

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