Prices at 82 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,111 — 34% above the US median ($830), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $190 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $405 | $688 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $405 | $688 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital | Punxsutawney, PA | $430 | $225 | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $508 | $1,538 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $581 | $689 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $582 | $307 | — | — | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $583 | $662 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $583 | $533 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus | Quakertown, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 5/5 | 179 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem, PA | $611 | $255 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Grand View Campus | Sellersville, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 4/5 | 229 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Easton Campus | Easton, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 4/5 | 101 min | — |
| St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital | Coaldale, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus | Stroudsburg, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 5/5 | 170 min | — |
| Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | Orwigsburg, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 5/5 | 124 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Carbon Campus | Lehighton, PA | $611 | $709 | ★ 5/5 | 149 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $671 | $671 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $694 | $726 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $721 | $758 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $725 | $755 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $725 | $734 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $797 | $75 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $811 | $976 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $811 | $976 | ★ 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 $1,111 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($165). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($330).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,006 list price could save about $895 (45%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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