CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,695 — 5% above the US median ($1,615), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $276 $180 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $301 $203 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $331 $162 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $331 $162 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $335 $176 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $364 $195 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $383 $208 ★ 4/5 261 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $555 $221 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $568 $645 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $568 $639 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $568 $281 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $568 $313 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $568 $578 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $568 $563 ★ 5/5 184 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $672 $385 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $699 $171 ★ 2/5 141 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $807 $207 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $825 $180 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $834 $210 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $840 $780 ★ 2/5 194 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $898 $396 ★ 3/5 169 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $1,218 $1,400 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA $1,254 $716 ★ 5/5 188 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $1,370 $370 ★ 3/5 178 min —
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $1,457 $1,214 ★ 3/5 210 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,254
Cash / self-pay
$1,695
Insurer-negotiated
$329
Medicare pays
$184
$250$5,372
Median cash $1,695  ·  Medicare $184  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $1,695 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($184). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($368).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,254 list price could save about $1,559 (48%).

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