Prices at 88 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,176 — 13% above the US median ($1,929), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $344 | $250 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $350 | $240 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $380 | $266 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $401 | $263 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $442 | $264 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $442 | $264 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $462 | $1,001 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $462 | $997 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $462 | $414 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | — |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $462 | $471 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $462 | $674 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $462 | $856 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $799 | $300 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $878 | $548 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $878 | $548 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $878 | $548 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $878 | $548 | — | 126 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $956 | $232 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $967 | $886 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $1,189 | $945 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $1,275 | $1,728 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $1,279 | $359 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $1,375 | $1,735 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $1,408 | $535 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $1,699 | $1,501 | ★ 3/5 | 210 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 $2,176 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($204). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($409).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,049 list price could save about $1,873 (46%).
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