Vaccine administration cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $62 — 9% above the US median ($57), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $11 $25 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $11 $25 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $11 $25 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $12 $25 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $12 $25 ★ 3/5 274 min —
UPMC McKeesport Hospital Mc Keesport, PA $12 $10 ★ 3/5 205 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $12 $16 ★ 3/5 169 min —
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $12 $11 ★ 3/5 193 min —
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $12 $11 ★ 3/5 210 min —
UPMC Memorial York, PA $12 $11 ★ 4/5 266 min —
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System Pittsburgh, PA $12 $11 ★ 4/5 200 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $12 $13 ★ 4/5 142 min —
UPMC Horizon Greenville, PA $12 $9 ★ 4/5 156 min —
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $12 $8 ★ 4/5 245 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $13 $25 ★ 5/5 184 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $13 $25 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $26 $30 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $26 $30 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $28 $2 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $28 $2 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $28 $2 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $28 $2 — 126 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $30 $66 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $30 $68 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $36 $74 ★ 2/5 223 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)
$100
Cash / self-pay
$62
Insurer-negotiated
$30
Medicare pays
$19
$12$138
Median cash $62  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $62 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $100 list price could save about $38 (38%).

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