Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 85 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $318 — about the US median ($318), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $92 $170 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $97 $170 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $108 $430 — — —
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $112 $170 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $112 $170 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $117 $170 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $122 $170 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $122 $170 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $126 $191 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $132 $170 ★ 5/5 184 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $137 $202 ★ 3/5 178 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $137 $170 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $151 $343 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $163 $165 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $163 $153 ★ 4/5 135 min —
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $191 $137 — 102 min —
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $214 $258 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $231 $134 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon, PA $252 $160 ★ 3/5 136 min —
Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA $252 $251 — 104 min —
Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville, PA $252 $149 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA $252 $75 ★ 4/5 188 min —
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $268 $217 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 162 min —
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $268 $217 ★ 4/5 165 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)
$573
Cash / self-pay
$318
Insurer-negotiated
$217
Medicare pays
$237
$123$1,035
Median cash $318  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $318 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $573 list price could save about $255 (44%).

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