Foreign body removal (skin) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 106 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $478 — about the US median ($480), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $77 $195 ★ 5/5 184 min
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $80 $195 ★ 3/5 208 min
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $172 $148 ★ 2/5 141 min
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $199 $125 82 min
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $220 $237 ★ 5/5 141 min
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $220 $237 ★ 2/5 176 min
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $220 $237 84 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $220 $237 126 min
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $236 $51 ★ 2/5 222 min
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $241 $396 ★ 3/5 185 min
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $241 $395 ★ 4/5 135 min
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $254 $762 ★ 2/5 195 min
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $254 $538 ★ 3/5 178 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $279 $886 ★ 4/5 200 min
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $280 $305 ★ 4/5 142 min
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $295 $52 ★ 2/5 237 min
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $302 $227 102 min
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $323 $396 ★ 3/5 195 min
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $334 $396 ★ 4/5 254 min
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $334 $430 ★ 4/5 149 min
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $365 $448 ★ 3/5 268 min
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $365 $431 ★ 4/5 297 min
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $383 $368
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $387 $387
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $399 $466 ★ 3/5 150 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 September 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)
$871
Cash / self-pay
$478
Insurer-negotiated
$406
Medicare pays
$157
$135$1,467
Median cash $478  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $478 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $871 list price could save about $394 (45%).

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