Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,119 — 8% below the US median ($2,309), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $374 | $706 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $525 | $761 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $525 | $761 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $646 | $1,632 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $646 | $1,627 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $646 | $843 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | — |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $646 | $1,289 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $646 | $1,580 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $646 | $1,259 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $705 | $920 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $766 | $842 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $771 | $798 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $801 | $841 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital | Bensalem, PA | $820 | $788 | — | — | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $896 | $992 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $896 | $992 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $896 | $992 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $896 | $992 | — | 126 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $904 | $722 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $926 | $761 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $926 | $846 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $926 | $821 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $944 | $804 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $1,027 | $909 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $1,131 | $511 | — | — | — |
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 $2,119 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($313). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,935 list price could save about $3,816 (64%).
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