Chiropractic adjustment cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 19 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 59% below the US median ($56), roughly 0.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $17 $30 ★ 4/5 219 min
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $18 $28 ★ 4/5 170 min
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $21 $31 ★ 3/5 155 min
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $21 $31 ★ 3/5 261 min
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $22 $31 ★ 4/5 150 min
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $23 $31 ★ 4/5 203 min
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $23 $31 ★ 3/5 274 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $24 $47 ★ 4/5 200 min
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $25 $31 ★ 5/5 184 min
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $26 $31 ★ 3/5 208 min
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $64 $56 ★ 2/5 163 min
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $64 $48 ★ 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 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)
$95
Cash / self-pay
$23
Insurer-negotiated
$31
Medicare pays
$38
$18$61
Median cash $23  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $23 — about 0.6× the Medicare rate ($38). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($77).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $95 list price could save about $72 (76%).

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