Emergency department visit cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 82 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $566 — 3% below the US median ($581), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $109 $126 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $157 $134 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $165 $131 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $184 $161 95 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $209 $335 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $237 $283 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $237 $283 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $242 $123 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $242 $126 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $243 $262 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $250 $95 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $268 $371 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $268 $268 14.5%
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $274 $167 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.9%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $279 $380 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $311 $95 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $315 $668 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $323 $1,308 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $324 $360 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.7%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $330 $214 ★ 4/5 133 min 15.6%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $359 $164 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $359 $164 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $359 $164 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $359 $164 114 min 15.3%
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $360 $174 82 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 July 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)
$1,463
Cash / self-pay
$566
Insurer-negotiated
$336
Medicare pays
$69
$242$1,763
Median cash $566  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $566 — about 8.2× 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 $1,463 list price could save about $897 (61%).

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