Prices at 67 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,319 — 10% below the US median ($2,590), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $462 | $580 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne, PA | $770 | $101 | ★ 2/5 | 237 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $1,157 | $1,902 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $1,157 | $1,902 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,451 | $4,256 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus | Quakertown, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 5/5 | 179 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem, PA | $1,454 | $1,986 | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Grand View Campus | Sellersville, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 4/5 | 229 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Easton Campus | Easton, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 4/5 | 101 min | — |
| St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital | Coaldale, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus | Stroudsburg, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 5/5 | 170 min | — |
| Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | Orwigsburg, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 5/5 | 124 min | — |
| St Luke's Hospital-Carbon Campus | Lehighton, PA | $1,454 | $2,039 | ★ 5/5 | 149 min | — |
| Acmh Hospital | Kittanning, PA | $1,623 | $1,987 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $1,893 | $1,893 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $1,921 | $1,988 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital | Bensalem, PA | $1,946 | $1,871 | — | — | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $1,948 | $1,835 | — | 102 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,996 | $2,056 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $2,032 | $2,008 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $2,172 | $1,869 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $2,172 | $1,869 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $2,172 | $1,869 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $2,172 | $1,869 | — | 126 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $2,204 | $268 | ★ 2/5 | 316 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 $2,319 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($462). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($924).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,419 list price could save about $3,100 (57%).
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