Prices at 79 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,973 — 43% above the US median ($2,076), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $465 | $405 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $483 | $339 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $483 | $339 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $503 | $286 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $518 | $351 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $562 | $389 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $592 | $385 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $639 | $1,293 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $639 | $628 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $639 | $979 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $639 | $965 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $755 | $409 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Clarion Hospital | Clarion, PA | $1,120 | $680 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $1,170 | $708 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $1,311 | $410 | ★ 3/5 | 169 min | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook, PA | $1,373 | $449 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $1,384 | $1,070 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $1,699 | $1,416 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $1,699 | $1,416 | ★ 4/5 | 266 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $2,118 | $2,101 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $2,305 | $677 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $2,305 | $677 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $2,417 | $652 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,639 | $370 | — | — | — |
| UPMC Horizon | Greenville, PA | $2,853 | $1,816 | ★ 4/5 | 156 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 $2,973 — about 11.1× the Medicare rate ($268). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($536).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,825 list price could save about $1,852 (38%).
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