Complex wound repair cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 11 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,033 — 21% above the US median ($854), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $636 $107 ★ 2/5 222 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $718 $687 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $755 $854 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $873 $4,710 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $1,033 $775 ★ 5/5 290 min —
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $1,060 $636 — — —
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $2,390 $860 ★ 4/5 326 min —
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,233 $826 ★ 4/5 280 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $3,369 $776 — — —

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)
$2,255
Cash / self-pay
$1,033
Insurer-negotiated
$826
Medicare pays
$390
$701$3,260
Median cash $1,033  ·  Medicare $390  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,033 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($390). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($781).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,255 list price could save about $1,222 (54%).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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