Rotator cuff repair cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 72 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $10,468 — 81% above the US median ($5,769), roughly 13.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $1,876 $2,355 ★ 4/5 147 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $5,050 $15,815 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $6,925 $6,925 — — —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $6,943 $6,676 — — —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $8,376 $7,575 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $8,376 $7,391 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $10,468 $6,816 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $11,093 $7,446 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $12,046 $2,305 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $12,046 $2,305 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $12,046 $2,305 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $12,046 $2,305 — 126 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $12,077 $8,413 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $13,461 $7,298 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $14,613 $8,085 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $15,384 $8,358 ★ 4/5 261 min —
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $32,249 $4,457 ★ 4/5 228 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $50,186 $7,344 ★ 4/5 254 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)
$29,678
Cash / self-pay
$10,468
Insurer-negotiated
$7,193
Medicare pays
$792
$589$15,229
Median cash $10,468  ·  Medicare $792  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $10,468 — about 13.2× the Medicare rate ($792). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,583).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $29,678 list price could save about $19,210 (65%).

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