MRI of the ankle cost in York, PA

Prices at 3 hospitals in York, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $713 — 67% below the US median ($2,136), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $646 $1,167 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $713 $1,353 — — —
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,635 $1,416 ★ 4/5 266 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)
$2,646
Cash / self-pay
$713
Insurer-negotiated
$1,353
Medicare pays
$261
$659$1,451
Median cash $713  ·  Medicare $261  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $713 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($261). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($522).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,646 list price could save about $1,934 (73%).

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