Prices at 49 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,305 — 56% below the US median ($2,968), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $460 | $342 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $465 | $342 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie, PA | $674 | $1,091 | ★ 4/5 | 219 min | — |
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills, PA | $712 | $1,093 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | — |
| Canonsburg General Hospital | Canonsburg, PA | $824 | $1,091 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville, PA | $824 | $1,091 | ★ 3/5 | 261 min | — |
| Grove City Medical Center | Grove City, PA | $862 | $1,093 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital | Natrona, PA | $899 | $1,091 | ★ 4/5 | 203 min | — |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $899 | $1,091 | ★ 3/5 | 274 min | — |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | Wexford, PA | $974 | $1,401 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,012 | $1,401 | ★ 3/5 | 208 min | — |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown, PA | $1,305 | $3,254 | ★ 4/5 | 228 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,396 | $1,588 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $1,682 | $891 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $2,269 | $2,781 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $2,692 | $342 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $2,961 | $1,206 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $3,026 | $7,554 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $3,294 | $6,373 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $3,672 | $7,021 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $3,986 | $7,021 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $4,196 | $8,734 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,660 | $8,299 | ★ 4/5 | 200 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,305 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($1,238). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,476).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,747 list price could save about $2,442 (65%).
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