Prices at 13 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,030 — 69% above the US median ($610), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $243 | $256 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $269 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $280 | $37 | ★ 2/5 | 222 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 | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $1,030 | $412 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Philadelphia VA Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,380 | $690 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,380 | $690 | — | — | — |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $2,360 | $1,170 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $3,270 | $426 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,228 | $1,539 | ★ 4/5 | 326 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 $1,030 — about 10.2× 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 $1,446 list price could save about $416 (29%).
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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyson Owen, M.D. | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 135 |
| Martin Keane, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 106 |
| Benedicte Lefebvre, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 89 |
| Ioannis Panidis, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 79 |
| William Vandecker, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 76 |
| Praveen Mehrotra, M.D. | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 68 |
| Paul Wallace, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | 68 |
| Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, M.D., PH.D. | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 64 |
| Richard Weiss, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 64 |
| Aman Amanullah, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 61 |
| Frank Silvestry, MD | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 59 |
| Parija Sharedalal | Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | 54 |
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