Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $589 — 4% below the US median ($610), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $104 $265 ★ 2/5 163 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $123 $280 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $141 $203 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $141 $203 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $188 $163 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $188 $163 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $188 $163 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $188 $163 — 126 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $211 $233 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $232 $611 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $232 $509 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $234 $245 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $243 $256 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $269 $30 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $275 $48 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $279 $61 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $280 $37 ★ 2/5 222 min —
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $280 $37 ★ 2/5 237 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $282 $65 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $283 $259 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $283 $250 ★ 4/5 297 min —
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $295 $282 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $344 $22 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $375 $245 ★ 3/5 252 min —
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $387 $282 ★ 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)
$1,370
Cash / self-pay
$589
Insurer-negotiated
$282
Medicare pays
$101
$188$2,155
Median cash $589  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $589 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,370 list price could save about $781 (57%).

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