Prices at 55 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $301 — 60% above the US median ($188), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre, PA | $121 | $91 | ★ 2/5 | 163 min | — |
| Troy Community Hospital | Troy, PA | $121 | $44 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $123 | $280 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $126 | $128 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $131 | $135 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $145 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $148 | $71 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $152 | $81 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $183 | $168 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $183 | $163 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $186 | $29 | — | — | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $190 | $137 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $190 | $138 | ★ 4/5 | 326 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $190 | $138 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $257 | $163 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $265 | $149 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $337 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $340 | $37 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $355 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $368 | $357 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $368 | $357 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville, PA | $368 | $357 | ★ 4/5 | 165 min | — |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown, PA | $368 | $357 | ★ 5/5 | 181 min | — |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $368 | $357 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | Muncy, PA | $368 | $357 | — | — | — |
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 $301 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $540 list price could save about $239 (44%).
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