Prices at 87 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,721 — 17% above the US median ($1,466), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $285 | $63 | ★ 2/5 | 222 min | — |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading, PA | $286 | $160 | ★ 4/5 | 230 min | — |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby, PA | $350 | $64 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | — |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber | Windber, PA | $411 | $385 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | — |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester, PA | $475 | $475 | ★ 5/5 | 241 min | — |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $727 | $1,977 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | — |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $758 | $823 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol, PA | $892 | $982 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | Washington, PA | $909 | $909 | — | — | — |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $927 | $1,048 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast | Philadelphia, PA | $1,024 | $230 | ★ 2/5 | 316 min | — |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale, PA | $1,046 | $384 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,069 | $1,041 | ★ 3/5 | 268 min | — |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton, PA | $1,069 | $1,006 | ★ 4/5 | 297 min | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,072 | $1,887 | ★ 3/5 | 236 min | — |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $1,125 | $905 | — | 102 min | — |
| Surgical Institute of Reading | Wyomissing, PA | $1,308 | $1,421 | — | — | — |
| UPMC Bedford Memorial | Everett, PA | $1,436 | $1,316 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill, PA | $1,456 | $931 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | — |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | Roaring Spring, PA | $1,554 | $1,073 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown, PA | $1,554 | $1,073 | ★ 2/5 | 176 min | — |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center | Meyersdale, PA | $1,554 | $1,073 | — | 84 min | — |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings, PA | $1,554 | $1,073 | — | 126 min | — |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading, PA | $1,585 | $1,052 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $1,595 | $959 | ★ 3/5 | 169 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 $1,721 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($741).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,885 list price could save about $2,164 (56%).
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