Prices at 100 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $866 — 22% above the US median ($708), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $231 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $287 | $263 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $287 | $263 | ★ 4/5 | 266 min | — |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $320 | $52 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Troy Community Hospital | Troy, PA | $328 | $259 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Bucktail Medical Center | Renovo, PA | $340 | $155 | — | 82 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $375 | $607 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $375 | $587 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $383 | $909 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre, PA | $385 | $439 | ★ 2/5 | 163 min | — |
| Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown, PA | $476 | $662 | ★ 2/5 | 195 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $485 | $533 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $542 | $970 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $545 | $436 | ★ 5/5 | 290 min | — |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia, PA | $545 | $437 | ★ 4/5 | 326 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $682 | $682 | — | — | — |
| Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital | Bensalem, PA | $690 | $663 | — | — | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $696 | $600 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown, PA | $696 | $1,048 | ★ 4/5 | 228 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $722 | $471 | ★ 4/5 | 280 min | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $723 | $592 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute | Harrisburg, PA | $785 | $1,723 | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $799 | $95 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $812 | $753 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $812 | $731 | ★ 4/5 | 297 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 $866 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($342).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,613 list price could save about $747 (46%).
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