Prices at 86 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,593 — 37% above the US median ($1,167), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $253 | $295 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $608 | $1,509 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $608 | $1,280 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $640 | $2,027 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $884 | $884 | — | — | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $890 | $69 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $914 | $915 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $950 | $1,060 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,044 | $1,016 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $1,044 | $984 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,049 | $109 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $1,072 | $954 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,099 | $1,468 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $1,235 | $869 | ★ 3/5 | 169 min | — |
| UPMC Horizon | Greenville, PA | $1,235 | $930 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $1,416 | $954 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $1,433 | $756 | — | — | — |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $1,440 | $913 | ★ 4/5 | 245 min | — |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $1,456 | $1,003 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $1,459 | $886 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $1,459 | $886 | ★ 4/5 | 266 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $1,541 | $1,078 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $1,593 | $707 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $1,593 | $707 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $1,593 | $707 | — | 84 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 $1,593 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($323). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,468 list price could save about $1,875 (54%).
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