Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 86 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $709 — 19% above the US median ($596), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $184 $149 — 102 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $196 $93 ★ 2/5 316 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $209 $287 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $237 $266 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $237 $266 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $243 $266 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $250 $71 ★ 2/5 222 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $268 $295 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $268 $268 — — —
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $274 $178 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $279 $311 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $315 $668 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $323 $1,308 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $359 $202 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $359 $202 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $359 $202 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $359 $202 — 126 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $364 $280 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $380 $79 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $380 $96 ★ 3/5 178 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $386 $275 ★ 3/5 169 min —
UPMC Horizon Greenville, PA $386 $272 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $394 $335 — — —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $430 $388 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $430 $280 ★ 3/5 252 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)
$1,521
Cash / self-pay
$709
Insurer-negotiated
$312
Medicare pays
$69
$250$1,763
Median cash $709  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $709 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,521 list price could save about $812 (53%).

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