Blood type and screen cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 88 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $90 — 3% above the US median ($87), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $23 $17 ★ 3/5 178 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $37 $59 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $39 $48 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $39 $48 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $50 $25 ★ 2/5 195 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $51 $51 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $52 $52 — — —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $53 $53 ★ 2/5 186 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $55 $48 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $55 $53 — — —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $56 $19 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $56 $19 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $56 $19 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $56 $19 — 126 min —
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $57 $54 ★ 2/5 194 min —
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $59 $27 ★ 2/5 237 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $60 $131 — — —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $63 $56 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $63 $54 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Reading Hospital West Reading, PA $63 $36 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $66 $51 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $69 $54 ★ 2/5 166 min —
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $70 $41 ★ 4/5 245 min —
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $71 $12 ★ 3/5 210 min —
UPMC Memorial York, PA $71 $12 ★ 4/5 266 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)
$195
Cash / self-pay
$90
Insurer-negotiated
$48
Medicare pays
$10
$51$258
Median cash $90  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $90 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $195 list price could save about $105 (54%).

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