Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 85 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $221 — 17% above the US median ($189), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $41 $79 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $44 $79 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $51 $79 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $51 $79 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $53 $79 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $55 $79 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $55 $79 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $60 $79 ★ 5/5 184 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $60 $237 — — —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $62 $79 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $66 $86 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $74 $92 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $83 $189 ★ 3/5 252 min —
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $103 $73 — 102 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $104 $76 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $104 $71 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $113 $128 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $122 $134 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $129 $143 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon, PA $146 $75 ★ 3/5 136 min —
Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA $146 $168 — 104 min —
Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville, PA $146 $102 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA $146 $64 ★ 4/5 188 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $148 $133 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $152 $111 ★ 2/5 136 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)
$357
Cash / self-pay
$221
Insurer-negotiated
$130
Medicare pays
$118
$57$543
Median cash $221  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $221 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $357 list price could save about $136 (38%).

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