Prices at 86 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $31 — 6% below the US median ($32), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $6 | $33 | — | — | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $6 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $6 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, PA | $7 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | Beaver, PA | $7 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | Sewickley, PA | $7 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola, PA | $8 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | $8 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 261 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $11 | $5 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | State College, PA | $13 | $13 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | — |
| Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville, PA | $14 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York, PA | $15 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $15 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon, PA | $15 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 197 min | — |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $15 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | — |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $15 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | — |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata, PA | $15 | $11 | ★ 5/5 | 184 min | — |
| Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital | York, PA | $15 | $11 | — | — | — |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 165 min | — |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 5/5 | 181 min | — |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | Muncy, PA | $16 | $12 | — | — | — |
| Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital | Jersey Shore, PA | $16 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 122 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 $31 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $50 list price could save about $19 (39%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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