Breast ultrasound cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 79 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $459 — 15% above the US median ($398), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $90 $90 ★ 3/5 185 min
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $90 $90 ★ 4/5 135 min
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $94 $103 ★ 3/5 150 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $95 $123 ★ 4/5 200 min
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $97 $107 ★ 2/5 186 min
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $110 $94 ★ 3/5 234 min
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $113 $97 ★ 3/5 236 min
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $114 $110 ★ 3/5 268 min
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $114 $106 ★ 4/5 297 min
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $114 $110 ★ 3/5 232 min
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $127 $105 ★ 3/5 252 min
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $138 $67
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $154 $105 ★ 3/5 231 min
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $165 $123 ★ 3/5 195 min
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $167 $106 ★ 4/5 196 min
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $176 $114 ★ 4/5 261 min
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $191 $92 ★ 2/5 141 min
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $196 $260 ★ 2/5 195 min
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $196 $215 ★ 3/5 178 min
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $198 $139 ★ 3/5 195 min
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $211 $153 ★ 5/5 141 min
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $211 $153 ★ 2/5 176 min
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $211 $153 84 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $211 $153 126 min
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $241 $298 102 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 September 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)
$639
Cash / self-pay
$459
Insurer-negotiated
$165
Medicare pays
$92
$112$857
Median cash $459  ·  Medicare $92  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $459 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($92). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($184).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $639 list price could save about $180 (28%).

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