Hemodialysis cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 75 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,128 — about the US median ($1,117), roughly 15.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $208 $726 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $346 $384 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $398 $613 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $399 $1,233 ★ 2/5 195 min —
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $405 $562 ★ 2/5 237 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $436 $900 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $440 $115 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $513 $668 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $513 $668 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $516 $613 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $516 $619 — — —
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $578 $799 ★ 4/5 245 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $603 $701 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $613 $2,035 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $675 $695 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $675 $708 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $675 $708 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $675 $708 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $675 $708 — 126 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $701 $712 ★ 2/5 186 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $738 $706 ★ 3/5 169 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $791 $320 ★ 3/5 234 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $817 $885 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $820 $742 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $820 $727 ★ 4/5 297 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)
$2,360
Cash / self-pay
$1,128
Insurer-negotiated
$742
Medicare pays
$75
$462$5,164
Median cash $1,128  ·  Medicare $75  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,128 — about 15.0× the Medicare rate ($75). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($150).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,360 list price could save about $1,233 (52%).

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