Prices at 42 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,440 — 18% above the US median ($1,223), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titusville Area Hospital | Titusville, PA | $306 | $173 | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | 14.9% |
| Meadville Medical Center | Meadville, PA | $398 | $939 | ★ 4/5 | 199 min | 14.7% |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $478 | $97 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | 14.5% |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $535 | $97 | ★ 2/5 | 229 min | 16.6% |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $620 | $97 | ★ 2/5 | 213 min | 15.0% |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $640 | $2,027 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $701 | $701 | ★ 4/5 | 272 min | 15.8% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $950 | $1,108 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | 15.5% |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,049 | $345 | ★ 2/5 | 290 min | 15.4% |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $1,072 | $2,704 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,099 | $3,270 | ★ 3/5 | 253 min | 16.2% |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $1,342 | $1,908 | — | — | 16.0% |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $1,416 | $1,136 | ★ 3/5 | 250 min | 15.3% |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $1,440 | $1,083 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 15.5% |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $1,440 | $960 | ★ 4/5 | 238 min | 15.0% |
| UPMC McKeesport Hospital | Mc Keesport, PA | $1,470 | $1,000 | ★ 3/5 | 209 min | 15.1% |
| Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,470 | $1,261 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | 15.7% |
| UPMC Bedford Memorial | Everett, PA | $1,470 | $1,568 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.4% |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $1,541 | $1,078 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 15.6% |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $1,718 | $935 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.1% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $1,865 | $1,036 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 15.8% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $1,877 | $1,774 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | 15.6% |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $1,963 | $1,067 | ★ 4/5 | 253 min | 15.3% |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $2,455 | $2,019 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.1% |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $2,455 | $2,019 | ★ 4/5 | 163 min | 14.7% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,440 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($378). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,794 list price could save about $1,354 (48%).
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