CT scan of the arm with contrast cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,498 — about the US median ($1,526), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $313 $322 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $313 $322 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $343 $355 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $356 $374 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $376 $195 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $402 $321 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $412 $335 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $419 $382 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $419 $371 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $427 $358 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $465 $405 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $476 $1,293 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $476 $1,282 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $476 $409 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $476 $583 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $476 $932 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $476 $604 ★ 5/5 184 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $503 $459 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $518 $351 ★ 3/5 231 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $518 $409 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $528 $649 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $528 $649 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $528 $649 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $528 $649 — 126 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $562 $389 ★ 4/5 196 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)
$3,025
Cash / self-pay
$1,498
Insurer-negotiated
$649
Medicare pays
$199
$418$4,324
Median cash $1,498  ·  Medicare $199  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,498 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($199). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($399).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,025 list price could save about $1,527 (50%).

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