Prices at 73 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,221 — 19% below the US median ($6,467), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $2,402 | $3,692 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $2,402 | $3,585 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,429 | $7,683 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $3,343 | $3,343 | — | — | — |
| Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital | Bensalem, PA | $3,408 | $3,277 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $3,467 | $3,634 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $3,603 | $3,784 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $3,978 | $497 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $4,065 | $1,301 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,492 | $3,687 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,492 | $3,687 | ★ 4/5 | 326 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $4,850 | $3,816 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $5,029 | $3,349 | — | 102 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $5,085 | $5,580 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $5,356 | $3,617 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $5,831 | $4,087 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $6,221 | $9,331 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $6,499 | $3,545 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $7,055 | $3,927 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $7,427 | $4,035 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $9,332 | $265 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $9,332 | $280 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown, PA | $10,668 | $4,361 | ★ 4/5 | 228 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $11,892 | $2,931 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $11,892 | $2,931 | ★ 2/5 | 176 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)
Typical cash price here is $5,221 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,132 list price could save about $6,911 (57%).
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