Prices at 90 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,235 — 11% below the US median ($1,380), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $202 | $165 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $207 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $209 | $191 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $209 | $185 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $213 | $180 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $231 | $203 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $253 | $236 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $258 | $176 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $270 | $171 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $270 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $280 | $195 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $295 | $193 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $440 | $275 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $463 | $206 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $478 | $645 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $478 | $639 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $478 | $241 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | — |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $478 | $313 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $478 | $532 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $478 | $456 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $506 | $179 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $559 | $168 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $664 | $210 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $829 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 169 min | — |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $857 | $218 | ★ 5/5 | 188 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 $1,235 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,504 list price could save about $1,269 (51%).
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