Colonoscopy cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 82 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,877 — 7% above the US median ($1,754), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $560 $114 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $598 $451 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $634 $1,903 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $660 $114 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $727 $812 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $936 $2,079 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,087 $1,285 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $1,143 $1,143 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $1,177 $1,071 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $1,350 $360 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $1,380 $581 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,382 $1,268 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $1,382 $1,232 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,399 $933 95 min
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,414 $2,343 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $1,534 $1,819 16.0%
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $1,581 $1,364 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $1,758 $1,309 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $1,758 $1,309 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $1,758 $1,309 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $1,758 $1,309 114 min 15.3%
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $1,765 $1,159 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.5%
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,765 $1,159 ★ 4/5 270 min 14.8%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $1,831 $1,205 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $1,877 $2,290 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.6%

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)
$4,351
Cash / self-pay
$1,877
Insurer-negotiated
$1,207
Medicare pays
$480
$894$4,489
Median cash $1,877  ·  Medicare $480  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,877 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($480). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,351 list price could save about $2,474 (57%).

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